72.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Telford · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Telford than in most similar areas. An impressive 72% of adults are active in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that sits well above the Victorian average of 62.4%.
72.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Construction at 33%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (17%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 22%, ahead of Professionals (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Telford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22481/telford/topic/employment