4.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Illabo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Illabo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Illabo are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This dominance of farming shapes a local workforce where a high proportion of people hold full-time roles, though overall employment levels are much lower than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Those who are employed tend to have full-time roles, with 60.9% of the workforce in this position, slightly above the state average.
50.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary industry here, employing 48.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include professional and technical services and health care, both at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.8%. Labourers account for another 15.6% 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 Illabo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11980/illabo/topic/employment