4.7% ▼ -58.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eagle Point · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Eagle Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Eagle Point than in most similar areas. While the proportion of people in the workforce has grown significantly since 2011, it remains far below the national figure. Currently, 45.5% of adults are active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Full-time employment has risen to 52.5%, though this is still well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
45.5% ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 here at 17.8%, followed by education and training at 12.3%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 9.7% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. Community and personal service workers represent 15.0% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.4%.
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 Eagle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221024/eagle-point/topic/employment