5.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orbost · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Orbost
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 Orbost than in other similar areas. This shift is part of a ten-year trend, with full-time employment falling 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 48.5%. This leaves the town with a workforce that is much smaller than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates and has barely changed since 2011.
46.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.5% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for 17.6% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.8%, with education and training accounting for 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.9%, professionals at 14.7%, and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021085/orbost/topic/employment