3.8% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stawell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Stawell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Stawell compared to the state, at just 53.4%. While the unemployment rate is low at 3.8%, the number of full-time roles has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national level, and the unemployment rate has fallen 0.9 points since 2011.
53.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 18.3%, followed by manufacturing at 13.2%. Other notable industries include accommodation and food at 8.6% and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.9% and managers at 15.7%.
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 Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011392/stawell/topic/employment