3.6% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyabram · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kyabram
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well below the state and national figures, only 56.8% of adults in Kyabram are working or looking for work. This low rate of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which has fallen since 2011. The local economy relies heavily on a mix of healthcare and farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 57.3%, a figure slightly below the Victorian average.
56.8% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 15.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.3%. Manufacturing also plays a significant role, employing 12.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are labourers at 16.3% and technicians and trades at 15.5%. Managers and professionals also make up a large part of the workforce, at 15.3% and 13.8% respectively.
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 Kyabram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011407/kyabram/topic/employment