0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Vinegar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment is the most striking feature of the workforce in Vinegar Hill. While few of the local adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and nation, those who are employed enjoy a rare level of job security.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is reflected in the lower proportion of full-time workers, who make up 54.2% of the population.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 29.2% of the workforce, followed by manufacturing at 16.7% and construction at 12.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between clerical and administrative roles and labourers, both at 29.2%, while a quarter of residents work as machinery operators and drivers.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Vinegar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32948/vinegar-hill/topic/employment