2.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kulin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kulin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Kulin than in most similar areas. The community is defined by a strong employment rate and a very low unemployment rate of 2.5%. This workforce is heavily concentrated in the farming sector and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 66.2%, though this has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
67.3% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
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 48.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 6.5% and public administration and safety at 6.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.3%. This is followed by labourers at 12.3% and technicians and tradespeople at 9.4%.
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 Kulin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031247/kulin/topic/employment