12.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arkell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Arkell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 35 percentage point gap separates Arkell from the national average in terms of adults working or looking for work. This sparsely populated area has a very high workforce activity rate, though it also faces a significant unemployment rate of 12%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most adults here are working or looking for work, reaching 96.2%, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state average at 60.9%.
96.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 96.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 43.5% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of local jobs at 30.4%, while technicians, trades, and clerical roles each account for 13.0% of occupations.
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 Arkell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10083/arkell/topic/employment