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Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Gembrook (Eastern Victoria)

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

More adults are working or looking for work in Gembrook than in most similar areas, with 67.3% of the adult population in the labour force. This high engagement is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which has fallen since 2016. The local workforce is largely employed full-time, standing at 60.9%.

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📍 Gembrook (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) sits — Unemployment rate

4.1% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) — lower than 74% of areas.

Gembrook (Eastern Victoria)4.1%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 60.9%, this figure has fallen by 1.0 percentage point since 2016.

Unemployment rate

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4.1% —

Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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67.3% —

Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.9% —

Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed closely by construction at 13.3%. Retail trade accounts for 10.3% of jobs, while education and manufacturing both sit around 9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, with technicians and trades people following at 16.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.8% and managers at 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Professionals 19.6% Technicians & trades 16.2% Clerical & administrative 13.8% Managers 13.1% Community & personal service 11.3% Sales workers 9.0% Labourers 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers 6.5%

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 Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23402/gembrook/topic/employment