3.6% —
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 66.3% of adults in Eltham are working or looking for work. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is much lower than most other areas. Most residents find steady work, though full-time employment has dipped slightly since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While 66.3% of adults are in the workforce, the share of people employed full-time has fallen slightly to 58.1% since the last census.
66.3% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.6%, followed by education and training at 12.1% and construction at 11.7%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are professionals, while 17% work as managers. Clerical and administrative roles make up 14% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 12.7%.
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 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22501/eltham/topic/employment