5.3% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Portland · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Portland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Portland, where 16.4% of the workforce is found in this sector. This mix of industry and trade supports the town, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 15 points since 2011 and is far below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has also dropped to 53.6%, which is well below the national figure.
52.3% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, manufacturing is a major industry for 14% of workers. Education and training (8.6%), retail trade (8.5%), and accommodation and food services (8%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.5%. They are followed closely by community and personal service workers (14.5%), technicians and trades (14.4%), and labourers (14.1%).
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213012/portland/topic/employment