6.0% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Travancore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Travancore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Travancore than in most similar areas, at 72.1%. This reflects a workforce where full-time employment is well above the national figure. However, the local unemployment rate of 6.0% is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.4%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This sits alongside a high number of adults in the labour force, though the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
72.1% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, and professional and technical services at 14.4%. Accommodation and food services also employ a notable 9.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 40.1% of all occupations. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.9% and managers at 12.3%.
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 Travancore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22572/travancore/topic/employment