3.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Numurkah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Numurkah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Numurkah compared to the rest of the state. While only 55.7% of adults are in the labour force, the area maintains a very strong employment record with a low unemployment rate of 3.6%. This is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian average, falling 2.4 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the national figure.
55.7% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 20.6% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.9%, and manufacturing at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%, followed by labourers at 16.6%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.4% 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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216021413/numurkah/topic/employment