5.2% —
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Frankston (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Frankston (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance are the biggest employers in Frankston, with 16.4% of the workforce in these fields. This area has seen a positive shift in its job market, as the unemployment rate fell by 2.3 percentage points since 2016 to reach 5.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 58.8%. While the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure, the proportion of people in full-time work fell to 57.6% since 2016.
58.8% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance (16.4%) and construction (12.8%). Other common industries include retail trade at 10.1%, education and training at 9.1%, and manufacturing at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.7%, community and personal service workers at 12.8%, and managers at 12.2%.
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 Frankston (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23205/frankston/topic/employment