3.0% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Hill Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Swan Hill Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011 in Swan Hill Surrounds. While fewer people work full-time now, the area maintains a very strong job market with an unemployment rate of just 3.0%, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure a little below the state and national levels. This stability comes alongside a positive trend in job security, as the unemployment rate fell 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
60.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 30.3% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 10.3%, and construction at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, followed by labourers at 19.2%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.2% of the local 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 Swan Hill Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215031405/swan-hill-surrounds/topic/employment