0.9% ▼ -91.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Trentham · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Trentham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very small number of people work or look for work in Trentham, where the unemployment rate is just 0.9%. This low figure is well below the national rate of 5.1%, meaning almost everyone who wants a job in the area has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.6%, this is up 1.3 points since 2011.
47.5% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 for local workers at 13.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.2%, with managers accounting for a further 17.5% 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 Trentham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221074/trentham/topic/employment