3.5% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benalla · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Benalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 52% of adults are working or looking for work in Benalla, which is far below the state and national figures. This low level of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people working full-time is 55.6%, which is well below the Victorian average and has dropped by 2.3 points over the last decade. This is consistent with the broader trend of fewer adults in the local workforce compared to most other areas.
51.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 15.1%, followed by construction at 12.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers both make up 15.6% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades workers account for 15.1%.
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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21010/benalla/topic/employment