5.4% —
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Burwood (Southern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) than in most other similar areas. Roughly 64% of adults are active in the labour force, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This activity is led by a large number of professionals and people working in health and education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work has risen to 64% since 2016, though the unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in the same period. Full-time employment stands at 57.9%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
64.0% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 14.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.1% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely skilled, with professionals making up 35.9% of occupations and managers accounting for 17.8%.
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 Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21706/burwood/topic/employment