0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fish Creek · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Fish Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Fish Creek than in most similar areas. Only 51.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure. However, those who are employed find work easily, with the unemployment rate dropping to 0.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people working full-time has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 48.2%, a figure far below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Overall, the number of adults working or looking for work is also well below the national figure.
51.2% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 16.5%. Retail trade and health care and social assistance both follow at 15.3%, while construction and education each account for 12.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, followed closely by managers at 20.0% and professionals at 18.8%. Community and personal service workers represent 14.1% of the workforce, and sales workers make up 10.6%.
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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222025/fish-creek/topic/employment