3.2% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Wimmera · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in West Wimmera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in West Wimmera are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes it a heavily farming-focused region where full-time work is more common than in most other areas. While overall workforce participation is lower than the state average, unemployment remains very low at 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is slightly higher than the national figure at 61.2%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.0%, which is well below the Victorian average of 62.4%.
58.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 45.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.0%, and education and training at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.7%. Labourers represent 13.7% of the workforce, while professionals account for 12.0%.
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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/employment