3.7% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Echuca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Echuca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Echuca compared to most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is much lower than in most other areas at 3.7%, the percentage of people employed full-time has fallen to 55.9% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than the state and national figures, falling by 3.6 percentage points over the last decade.
57.2% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 11.3%. Manufacturing and accommodation and food services each employ nearly 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.5%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 16.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.1% and managers at 12.5%.
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 Echuca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011406/echuca/topic/employment