2.8% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverleigh · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Inverleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Inverleigh compared to the state and national figures. While 65.6% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment has fallen nearly 10 points since 2011. This creates a local job market where more people are active, yet fewer are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 2.8%, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 53.6%.
65.6% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, with 15.1% of the workforce in the field. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.9%, with retail trade and education both around 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 22.9% of workers. Technicians and trades make up 16.7%, followed by managers at 14.8% and labourers at 12.0%.
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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221036/inverleigh/topic/employment