2.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Schanck · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cape Schanck
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce in Cape Schanck than in most similar areas. Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are seeking work find it easily, as the local unemployment rate is very low at 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell by 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to 54.1%, a figure well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.9%.
56.2% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 19.0% of the workforce. Professional and technical services follow at 15.7%, while retail and education each account for 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, with managers making up another 19.8%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 15.7% of the local workforce.
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 Cape Schanck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221015/cape-schanck/topic/employment