3.5% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ararat · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Ararat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Ararat are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a workforce where fewer people are active in the labour market, although the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 57.3%.
51.1% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.4%. Manufacturing and public administration also make up a large part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.9%, with labourers making up 16.7% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers also represent a significant share at 15.5%.
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20260/ararat/topic/employment