3.4% ▲ +78.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Patch · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Patch
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 66.6% of adults in The Patch are working or looking for work. This high rate of activity is seen alongside a much lower than usual proportion of full-time roles. The local workforce is diverse, with a strong presence of professional and healthcare workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While many adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the Victorian figure at 49.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
66.6% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.4%, followed by education and training at 13.8% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group at 31.1%, with managers at 16.4% and technicians and trades workers at 15.8% also featuring strongly.
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 The Patch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22501/the-patch/topic/employment