3.8% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baw Baw · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Baw Baw
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.8% marks Baw Baw as having a stronger job market than most similar areas. While fewer people are working or looking for work compared to the state average, those who are employed often find steady roles in health, construction, and agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has fallen 1.1 percentage points since 2011 and is now lower than the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.3%, which is well below Victoria's 62.4%.
59.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 14.7%, followed by construction at 12.7% and education and training at 9.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a notable role, employing 7.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%, managers at 14.1%, and labourers at 12.5%.
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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20830/baw-baw/topic/employment