5.9% ▲ +58.8%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Victoria · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mount Victoria
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Mount Victoria than in most similar areas. Only 47% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade. This trend is mirrored by a broader drop in the number of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. At the same time, the unemployment rate has risen to 5.9%, which is now higher than most similar areas.
52.0% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.0% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 13.4%, followed closely by education and training at 12.9%. Retail trade also employs a significant share of the workforce at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.7%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 13.7% of the workforce, while managers represent 12.9%.
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 Mount Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/employment