3.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 56.2% of adults in Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While the proportion of full-time workers has fallen since 2011, the local unemployment rate is now very low at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The region's unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state and national averages, falling 3.5 points since 2011 to 52.1%.
56.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
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 14.8%, followed by construction at 9.8% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, with managers at 16.1% and technicians and trades at 14.1%.
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 Heathcote - Castlemaine - Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20202/heathcote-castlemaine-kyneton/topic/employment