4.7% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Garfield · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Garfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 62% of adults in Garfield are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as across Victoria and Australia. This represents a significant increase from 2011, while the share of people in full-time work has fallen slightly to 56.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults in Garfield are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, rising 14 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
62.1% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 19.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Other common industries include retail trade, education, and other services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. Professionals represent 16.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14%.
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 Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215035/garfield/topic/employment