1.5% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kulin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kulin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.5% defines the local workforce in Kulin, where most residents have steady work. This area is a major hub for farming, with over half the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 67.4%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, though both numbers have fallen since 2011.
67.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 53.5% of the workforce. Education and training is the next most common field at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 43.3%, followed by labourers at 12.6% and professionals at 10.4%.
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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54760/kulin/topic/employment