7.7% ▲ +109.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Violet Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Violet Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults in Violet Town are working or looking for work, with only 44.3% active in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and those who are employed are more likely to be out of full-time work than people in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Those in the workforce face more challenges, as the unemployment rate of 7.7% is much higher than most similar areas.
44.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
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 19.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.7%. Other notable sectors include education and training (8.6%) and construction (8.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, with professionals following at 14.0%. Community and personal service workers and labourers both account for 13.1% of the local workforce.
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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22635/violet-town/topic/employment