3.7% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenelg - Southern Grampians · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Glenelg - Southern Grampians
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Glenelg - Southern Grampians since 2011, with this rate falling by 3.3 percentage points. This is a region where farming and health care are the biggest employers. While employment rates have dipped over the decade, the local unemployment rate is now very low at 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A low number of residents are working or looking for work, at 55.8%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work has also fallen since 2011, and the 56.3% who have a full-time job is a little below the Victorian average.
55.8% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 17.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 15.7%, while retail, manufacturing and construction each employ between 7.6% and 8.2% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 18.8%, followed by professionals at 15.0%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 13.6% of the workforce, while labourers and community service workers each account for about 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 Glenelg - Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21701/glenelg-southern-grampians/topic/employment