12.2% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eidsvold · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eidsvold
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 14 to 15 percentage points separates Eidsvold from the state and national figures for adults working or looking for work. While full-time employment is slightly more common here than elsewhere, the area faces a significant challenge with a high unemployment rate. This creates a stark contrast in the local job market compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here at 46.9% compared to the national figure of 61.1%. Those who are employed are more likely to be full-time (61.1%), yet the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 12.2%.
46.9% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 18.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.4% and education and training at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 18.9% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 15.4%.
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 Eidsvold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30946/eidsvold/topic/employment