2.9% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Leongatha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 2.9% of working-age people are unemployed in Leongatha, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas. While joblessness is low, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national average. This suggests a local workforce that is stable but smaller than usual.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 56.5%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 3.5 percentage points since 2011 to 54.2%.
56.5% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 14.2%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.1%. Construction, education, and retail also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, making up 17.6% and 17.4% of the workforce respectively. Technicians and trades workers follow at 15.2%, with labourers and service workers both at 11.1%.
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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/employment