3.5% —
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corangamite · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Corangamite
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Corangamite, where 16.7% of workers are in this field. While the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.5%, the area has a lower share of full-time workers than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 54.3% and has fallen since 2016.
62.0% —
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% —
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the biggest industries for local workers are construction at 12.3%, followed by retail trade and education and training, which both sit at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.9% of the local workforce.
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 Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED209/corangamite/topic/employment