Murray River - Swan Hill · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Murray River - Swan Hill

Name: Jobs & Industry in Murray River - Swan Hill — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Murray River - Swan Hill than in most similar areas. Only 55.3% of adults are in the workforce, though the unemployment rate is very low at 3.5%. This suggests a region where many adults have stepped out of the workforce entirely, but those who are working generally find a job.

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📍 Murray River - Swan Hill, Sub-region (SA3)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate of 3.5% is much lower than most areas and sits below the national figure of 5.1%. While 59.6% of workers are in full-time roles, this is 3.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 22.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.3%, with retail trade making up 8.3% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Murray River - Swan Hill — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 24%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (13%) and Retail trade (9%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 22.7% Health care & social assistance 12.3% Retail trade 8.3% Education & training 7.5% Construction 7.2% Manufacturing 6.3% Accommodation & food 5.4% Public administration & safety 5.0% Transport & warehousing 4.1% Other services 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common occupation at 20.8%, followed by labourers at 17.1%. Professionals make up 13% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 12.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Murray River - Swan Hill splits fairly evenly between Managers (21%) and Labourers (17%), with Professionals at 13%.

Managers 20.8% Labourers 17.1% Professionals 13.0% Technicians & trades 12.5% Community & personal service 10.3% Clerical & administrative 9.5% Sales workers 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers 7.0%

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 Murray River - Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21503/murray-river-swan-hill/topic/employment

Murray River - Swan Hill	3.5%
Rest of Vic.	4.1%
Victoria	5.0%
Australia	5.1%

Where Murray River - Swan Hill sits — Unemployment rate