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Ashburton

Employment status

3,974 people living in Ashburton in 2021 were employed, of which 59% worked full-time and 36% part-time.

Ashburton'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
Ashburton - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)4,17765.664.53,86463.762.9+313
Not in the labour force1,97631.032.31,95032.132.1+26
Labour force status not stated2183.43.22614.34.9-43
Total persons aged 15+6,371100.0100.06,070100.0100.0+301
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
Ashburton - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Employed3,97495.195.73,65894.794.4+316
Employed full-time2,33956.056.82,17656.357.1+163
Employed part-time1,42634.133.51,33234.533.3+94
Employed, away from work2095.05.31503.94.0+59
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)2034.94.32065.35.6-3
Looking for full-time work741.81.91052.72.4-31
Looking for part-time work1293.12.51012.63.1+28
Total labour force4,177100.0100.03,864100.0100.0+313
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 Ashburton's labour force in 2021 was 4,177, of which 1,426 were employed part-time and 2,339 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Ashburton in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.1% of the labour force was employed, and 4.9% unemployed, compared with 95.7% and 4.3% respectively for the City of Boroondara.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Ashburton in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (65.6%) compared with the City of Boroondara (64.5%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Ashburton showed an increase of 316, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 3. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 313 or 8.1%.

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