6.9% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Footscray (Western 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 Footscray than in most similar areas. While 64.0% of the adult population is active in the labour market, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%, though this fell 3.3 points since 2016. Meanwhile, 60.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result that is a little above the Victorian average of 59.2%.
64.0% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% —
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 12.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.1% and professional and technical services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common 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 Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/employment