0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sulky · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sulky
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Sulky than in the rest of Victoria. This workforce is exceptionally stable, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far above the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as the national trend.
75.4% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade being the most common industry at 15.9%. Construction follows at 12.3%, while transport, warehousing, and health care each account for 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most frequent occupations at 17.4%. Managers and technicians and trades workers are also common, each making up 16.7% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sulky
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sulky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22389/sulky/topic/employment