3.6% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Everton · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Everton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults in Everton are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This workforce is very active, with a typical unemployment rate of only 3.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has risen 9.4 points since 2011 to reach 71.9%, far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the Australian average at 60.5%.
71.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 local workers at 15.8%, followed by education and training at 10.7% and public administration and safety at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%, while 15.2% of the workforce are in clerical and administrative roles and 14.1% are managers.
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 Everton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30025/everton/topic/employment