6.4% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Batlow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Batlow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low 50.3% of adults in Batlow are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While full-time employment is a little above the national average, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Those who are employed are likely to be in full-time roles, with 60.8% of the workforce in full-time work.
50.3% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 25.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.4%, with manufacturing accounting for 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.9%, followed by managers at 15.1%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 11.4%.
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 Batlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10232/batlow/topic/employment