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Aspendale Gardens

Employment status

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3,391 people living in Aspendale Gardens in 2021 were employed, of which 59% worked full-time and 35% part-time.

Aspendale Gardens'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
Aspendale Gardens - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Labour force statusNumber%Como Ward %Number%Como Ward %2006 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)3,52966.768.23,33171.362.8+198
Not in the labour force1,64631.128.71,17525.131.5+471
Labour force status not stated1162.23.11683.65.7-52
Total persons aged 15+5,291100.0100.04,674100.0100.0+617
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Aspendale Gardens - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212006Change
Employment statusNumber%Como Ward %Number%Como Ward %2006 to 2021
Employed3,39196.196.03,21796.696.5+174
Employed full-time2,00056.760.32,10263.161.8-102
Employed part-time1,19733.930.191527.529.3+282
Employed, away from work1945.55.52006.05.4-6
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)1383.94.01143.43.5+24
Looking for full-time work692.01.9682.02.1+1
Looking for part-time work692.02.1461.41.4+23
Total labour force3,529100.0100.03,331100.0100.0+198
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Aspendale Gardens's labour force in 2021 was 3,529, of which 1,197 were employed part-time and 2,000 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Aspendale Gardens in 2021 compared to Como Ward shows that there was a similar proportion in employment, as well as a similar proportion unemployed. Overall, 96.1% of the labour force was employed, and 3.9% unemployed, compared with 96.0% and 4.0% respectively for Como Ward.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Aspendale Gardens in 2021 shows that there was a lower proportion in the labour force (66.7%) compared with Como Ward (68.2%).

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people employed in Aspendale Gardens showed an increase of 174, and the number unemployed showed an increase of 24. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 198 or 5.9%.

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