4.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strath Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strath Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 49% of adults in Strath Creek are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a significant portion of the local adult population is not in the workforce. While many are not working, those who are employed mostly find full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure, sitting 13 points lower at 49%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
49.0% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common, at 18.5% and 17.4% respectively. Education, training, and food services each account for 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 28.3%, followed by professionals at 17.4%. Technicians and trades make up 15.2% of workers, while labourers account for 14.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Strath Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22370/strath-creek/topic/employment