1.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colac Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Colac Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.8% unemployment rate marks Colac Surrounds as an area where almost everyone who wants a job has one. This is well below the national figure of 5.1%. While the region is strongly tied to the land and management, the share of full-time roles has dipped slightly since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is slightly lower than the state average at 56.7%, a figure that has fallen 1.4 percentage points since 2016.
64.6% —
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 24.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.5%, followed by manufacturing at 8.7% and construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%. Other common roles include professionals at 13.6%, labourers at 13.4%, and technicians or tradespeople at 12.1%.
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 Colac Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031473/colac-surrounds/topic/employment