5.9% ▲ +176.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aberfoyle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aberfoyle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become far more common in Aberfoyle, where 73.2% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This high level of employment is a standout feature for the area, though the local unemployment rate remains slightly higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
73.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.4%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.2% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 63.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 8.5%, and education and training at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers at 54.9%, which is the most common role by far. Other typical jobs include labourers at 11.3% and professionals at 9.9%.
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 Aberfoyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10008/aberfoyle/topic/employment