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Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)

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

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Kororoit, where 12.7% of the workforce works in these roles. The area is mostly full-time workers, though it faces an unemployment rate of 7.0% which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

7.0% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 86% of areas.

Kororoit (Western Metropolitan)7.0%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. While 60.4% are employed full-time—a little above the national figure—unemployment is a little above the state and national rates at 7.0%.

Unemployment rate

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7.0% —

Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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60.7% —

Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.4% —

Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, the local workforce is split evenly between retail trade and transport and warehousing, each employing 10.0% of people. Construction and manufacturing also play a large role, accounting for 9.2% and 9.0% of jobs respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (13.6%), technicians and trades (12.9%), machinery operators and drivers (12.3%), and labourers (11.5%).

Occupations people work in

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Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Clerical & administrative (14%), with Technicians & trades at 13%.

Professionals 18.4% Clerical & administrative 13.6% Technicians & trades 12.9% Machinery operators & drivers 12.3% Labourers 11.5% Community & personal service 11.2% Managers 9.2% Sales workers 8.2%

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 Kororoit (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24207/kororoit/topic/employment