4.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taylors Lakes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Taylors Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Taylors Lakes than in most similar areas. This active workforce is reflected in the 64.3% who are part of the labour force, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, matching both state and national levels.
64.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for locals at 11.0%, followed closely by construction at 10.8%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 16.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 13.4% of jobs.
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 Taylors Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22474/taylors-lakes/topic/employment