4.2% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square compared to the rest of the state. Only 54.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a low 4.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 56.4% since 2011, a figure that sits a little below the national average. This drop is part of a wider trend where the proportion of adults working or looking for work has decreased over the last decade.
54.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and manufacturing at 10.6%. Construction and education also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. This is followed by labourers at 14.8%, community and personal service workers at 14.4%, and technicians and trades at 14.0%.
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 Kangaroo Flat - Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011022/kangaroo-flat-golden-square/topic/employment