3.5% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Hill · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Swan Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work fell by 3.7 percentage points since 2011 in Swan Hill, though the local job market remains steady. The area is now defined by a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%, which is lower than most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Victorian average. Despite this, the 3.5% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
58.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 20.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.4%, with retail trade making up 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker at 19.2%, followed closely by managers at 17.8%. Professionals and technicians or trades people each make up about 13% and 12% 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26610/swan-hill/topic/employment