3.3% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathmerton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Strathmerton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Strathmerton sits right in the middle of similar areas for its employment rates. About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the national figure. The local jobless rate is a low 3.3%, performing a little better than both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most workers here are in full-time roles, with 58.6% of the population employed full-time. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
62.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer at 17%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.4%. Other common industries include construction at 10.2% and health care and social assistance at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, while managers account for 19%. Technicians and trades people follow at 14%, with community and personal service workers at 11%.
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 Strathmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22379/strathmerton/topic/employment