2.7% —
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colac - Corangamite · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Colac - Corangamite
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Colac - Corangamite compared to most similar areas. Despite this, the region has a very strong local job market with an unemployment rate of just 2.7%, which is among the lowest for areas of this type.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment also sits lower than most areas at 56.0%, having fallen slightly since 2016.
58.3% —
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% —
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.7% and manufacturing at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, while labourers account for 17.4% 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 Colac - Corangamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21703/colac-corangamite/topic/employment