3.0% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunset Strip · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sunset Strip
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time workers live in Sunset Strip than in most similar areas. While the number of adults working or looking for work has risen to 56.7%, the percentage of those in full-time roles has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is much lower here than in most similar areas, sitting at just 3.0%. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and it has fallen 2.1 points since 2011.
56.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 15.5% and education and training at 13.2%. Retail trade, health care, and food and accommodation also make up a large part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades are the most common roles, each making up 16.4% of workers. Community and personal service workers follow closely at 15.9%.
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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221068/sunset-strip/topic/employment