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Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria)

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

Only 50.2% of adults are working or looking for work in Gippsland East, a figure far below the national average. This drop reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the proportion of people in the local workforce fell by 15 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria), State Electorate

Where Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -0.1%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) — lower than 71% of areas.

Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria)4.3%
Rest of Vic. 4.1%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the Victorian average at 52.6% and has fallen 8.1 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.3%, which is lower than most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -0.1%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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50.2% ▼ -23.4%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.6% ▼ -13.4%

Lower than 90% 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 15.8%, followed by construction at 10.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) — Health care & social assistance leads at 16%, ahead of Construction (11%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (10%).

Health care & social assistance 15.8% Construction 10.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 9.6% Retail trade 9.4% Education & training 8.9% Accommodation & food 7.3% Manufacturing 6.7% Public administration & safety 6.0% Other services 3.9% Transport & warehousing 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional and manager roles are the most common occupations, each accounting for around 15% of the workforce, alongside technicians and trades at 14.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (16%) and Managers (15%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Professionals 15.3% Managers 15.0% Technicians & trades 14.8% Community & personal service 13.7% Labourers 13.5% Clerical & administrative 10.4% Sales workers 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers 6.9%

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 Gippsland East (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23502/gippsland-east/topic/employment