3.5% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Strathdale now than in previous years. Only 56.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this lower participation, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Australian average, with only 54.2% of the population working full-time. This reflects a broader trend in the area where the overall share of adults working or looking for work is lower than most other areas.
56.7% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Strathdale, making up 21.1% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 12%, while retail trade and food services each account for 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 13.5%, followed by managers at 12.9%.
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 Strathdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22373/strathdale/topic/employment