5.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loddon · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Loddon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Loddon are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This heavy reliance on the land defines the local economy, though the area struggles with a workforce that is much smaller than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment has also fallen by 5 points since 2011 to 56.4%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%.
49.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 34.0% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, and manufacturing at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 32.0%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.9%, professionals at 10.9%, and technicians and trades at 9.5%.
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 Loddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23940/loddon/topic/employment