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Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Almost exactly the same as state and national levels, Ferntree Gully sees 62.5% of adults working or looking for work. The area has a balanced employment profile, with health care and retail serving as the primary industry drivers for the local workforce.

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📍 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.6% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 56% of areas.

Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan)4.6%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate has fallen since 2016 to reach 4.6%, which is about the same as the national figure. While 62.5% of adults are in the workforce, the share of those in full-time roles dipped 2.0 percentage points since 2016 to 59.7%.

Unemployment rate

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4.6% —

Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.5% —

Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.7% —

Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.

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 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 9.6%. Education and training and professional services also make up significant portions of the local economy.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One in four locals works as a professional, making it the most common occupation at 25.0%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most frequent at 14.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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In Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 25%, followed by Clerical & administrative (15%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 25.0% Clerical & administrative 14.4% Technicians & trades 13.5% Managers 12.8% Community & personal service 10.1% Sales workers 9.3% Labourers 7.7% Machinery operators & drivers 5.3%

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 Ferntree Gully (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22901/ferntree-gully/topic/employment