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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Bass Coast Mainland

Employment status

10,967 people living in Bass Coast Mainland in 2021 were employed, of which 49% worked full-time and 41% part-time.

Bass Coast Mainland's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Bass Coast Mainland - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)11,41949.849.59,09648.448.8+2,322
Not in the labour force9,94643.443.28,20343.743.6+1,742
Labour force status not stated1,5486.87.31,4998.07.6+49
Total persons aged 15+22,913100.0100.018,790100.0100.0+4,123
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Bass Coast Mainland - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2016 to 2021
Employed10,96796.096.28,49393.493.6+2,473
Employed full-time5,41647.446.74,34347.847.0+1,072
Employed part-time4,54739.840.03,53038.839.3+1,016
Employed, away from work1,0048.89.56196.87.4+385
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)4524.03.86036.66.4-151
Looking for full-time work2442.12.13614.03.9-118
Looking for part-time work2081.81.72412.72.5-33
Total labour force11,419100.0100.09,096100.0100.0+2,322
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Bass Coast Mainland's labour force in 2021 was 11,419, of which 4,547 were employed part-time and 5,416 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Bass Coast Mainland in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a similar proportion in employment, as well as a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 96.0% of the labour force was employed, and 4.0% unemployed, compared with 96.2% and 3.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Bass Coast Mainland in 2021 shows that there was a similar proportion in the labour force (49.8%) compared with Bass Coast Shire (49.5%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Bass Coast Mainland showed an increase of 2,474, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 151. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 2,323 or 25.5%.

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