1.9% ▼ -76.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flinders · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Flinders
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 18 points since 2011 in Flinders (L). Only 40.5% of residents now work full-time, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. While few adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is very low at 1.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 43.4% of adults in the workforce. However, the unemployment rate is well below the national figure of 5.1%, having fallen 6.1 points since 2011.
43.4% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.5% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 14.6%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 10.4%, and construction and health care both at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.0%, followed by managers at 26.3%. Sales workers and technicians or trades people each account for around 9% 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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221028/flinders/topic/employment