3.9% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warragul · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Warragul
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Warragul, with 15.8% of workers in this field. The local job market is currently strong, with an unemployment rate of 3.9% that is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 57%, leaving it a little below the national rate of 58.9%.
60.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry at 15.8%, followed by construction at 12.4% and education and training at 10.8%. Retail trade and agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up significant shares at 8.4% and 6.5% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.5%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and labourers each make up between 12% and 13% of the workforce.
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 Warragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011079/warragul/topic/employment