3.6% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunset Strip · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunset Strip
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Sunset Strip compared to the rest of the state. Only 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which is far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 47.4%, which is much lower than most areas. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, a little below both the state and national figures.
56.9% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 16.4%.
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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22394/sunset-strip/topic/employment