3.2% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rupanyup · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rupanyup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 40.5% of adults in Rupanyup are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This is a significant drop from 2011, and the area now has a much smaller proportion of people in the workforce than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 15 points since 2011 to 47.9%, which is far below the Victorian figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is only 3.2%, which is a little below the national rate.
40.5% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 47.9%
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 at 19.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.5%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing and education, both at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with managers following at 18.8%. Labourers account for 12.8% of roles, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 9.4%.
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222080/rupanyup/topic/employment