2.5% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benalla Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Benalla Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Benalla Surrounds than in most similar areas. While the employment rate is lower than the state figure, the area has an unemployment rate of just 2.5%, which is among the lowest for its type.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below Victoria's 62.4% and has fallen 5.8 points since 2011. Full-time work accounts for 57.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
59.3% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer here, accounting for 22.6% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.9%, and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.1%, and professionals at 13.8%.
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 Benalla Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021064/benalla-surrounds/topic/employment