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St Albans (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

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

A 9.1% unemployment rate makes St Albans one of the areas with the highest joblessness at this level. While this is a drop from 2016, the local jobless rate remains well above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.

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📍 St Albans (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where St Albans (Western Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

9.1% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is St Albans (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 90% of areas.

St Albans (Western Metropolitan)9.1%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2016 and now sits at 55.5%, well below the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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9.1% —

Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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52.3% —

Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.5% —

Lower than 77% 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 most common industry for locals at 11.7%. This is followed by manufacturing at 10.4%, retail trade at 9.9%, transport and warehousing at 9.0%, and construction at 8.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.8%, closely followed by labourers at 15.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2%, machinery operators and drivers at 12.4%, and clerical and administrative staff at 11.9%.

Occupations people work in

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St Albans (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (16%) and Labourers (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Professionals 15.8% Labourers 15.2% Technicians & trades 14.2% Machinery operators & drivers 12.4% Clerical & administrative 11.9% Community & personal service 11.8% Sales workers 8.0% Managers 7.7%

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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/employment