3.9% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Baw Baw Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Baw Baw Region
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in the Mount Baw Baw Region than in 2011, with the workforce rate dropping to 59.2%. Full-time employment has also fallen over the last decade. This sparse area now sees a smaller share of its residents in the workforce compared to the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers is 55.2%, which is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state average at 3.9%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
59.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 14.1%, followed by construction at 12.3% and health care and social assistance at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, while technicians and trades account for 17.2% and professionals make up 15.2%.
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 Mount Baw Baw Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011077/mount-baw-baw-region/topic/employment