0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Acheron · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Acheron
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Acheron are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry for the area. This rural focus is reflected in a workforce where almost 31% of people are managers, far outstripping other roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the full-time employment rate is just 47.5%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%, well below the national figure of 5.1%.
59.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 28.7%, followed by retail trade at 13.8% and public administration and safety at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%, while professionals account for 16.3% and community and personal service roles make up 13.8%.
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 Acheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20005/acheron/topic/employment