3.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wangaratta - Benalla · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Wangaratta - Benalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.1% marks the job market in Wangaratta - Benalla, which is a little below both the state and national figures. While few people are without work, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment has also dipped over the last decade to 56.4%, leaving the area a little below Victoria and Australia.
56.6% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.2%. Other major industries include manufacturing at 10.0%, construction at 9.6%, retail trade at 9.0%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, followed by managers at 15.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.4% of the workforce, while labourers and community service workers each make up around 13%.
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 Wangaratta - Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20402/wangaratta-benalla/topic/employment