3.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Apollo Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Apollo Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce now compared to earlier years in Apollo Bay, where just 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure, and a striking 18 points lower than the Victorian average for full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.6% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While the number of people working is low, the unemployment rate is 3.2%, a little below the national average.
52.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.6% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily driven by tourism, with 24% of workers employed in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, followed by labourers at 15.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.9%.
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 Apollo Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20049/apollo-bay/topic/employment