3.5% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Towong · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Towong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Towong are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes farming and land management the dominant industry for the region, though health care and social assistance also employ a significant portion of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the state or national figures, at 56.3%. While 57.9% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.5%.
56.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 23.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.7% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.1%. Professionals (14.2%), labourers (12.7%) and technicians and trades (12.6%) also represent major parts 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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26670/towong/topic/employment