3.0% ▲ +72.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beaconsfield Upper · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Beaconsfield Upper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Beaconsfield Upper than in most similar areas. This activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.0%, making it a place where a high proportion of the adult population is engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 70.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen to 54.9% since 2011, leaving it well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
70.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 20.0%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 10.7%, followed by retail trade and health care, which both stand at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 18.9% and managers at 17.5%.
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 Beaconsfield Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215010/beaconsfield-upper/topic/employment