2.9% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance are the most common industries in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, where 15.7% of workers are employed in these fields. The area has a much lower proportion of full-time workers than most other regions. While fewer adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is very low at 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 10 points since 2011 to 47.1%, though the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.9%.
45.2% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.7%, followed by education and training at 11.4% and construction at 10.6%. Professional and technical services employ 10% of the workforce, while retail trade accounts for 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 30.6% of workers, followed by managers at 17.7%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 12% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 11.9%.
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 Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214017/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/employment