3.8% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baw Baw · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Baw Baw
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 3.8% defines the job market in Baw Baw, where fewer people are out of work than in most similar areas. While the area has a strong employment base, the proportion of people working or looking for work has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.0%. However, full-time employment has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011 and now sits at 56.5%, which is lower than most other areas.
59.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 14.7%, followed by construction at 12.7% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17.5%, while technicians and trades make up 15.9% of the workforce. Managers, labourers and community service workers also represent significant shares 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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20501/baw-baw/topic/employment