4.7% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Portarlington - St Leonards · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Portarlington - St Leonards
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 42.2% of adults are working or looking for work in Portarlington - St Leonards, which is far below the national figure. This is a striking gap compared to most similar areas. The number of people employed full-time has also fallen by 12 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults here are in the workforce than in the rest of Victoria, and the share of full-time workers is well below the state average. Despite this, the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 4.7% over the last decade.
42.2% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 51.1%
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 15.9%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (15%), managers (13.6%), and clerical or administrative staff (13.3%).
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 Portarlington - St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214018/portarlington-st-leonards/topic/employment