4.0% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Apsley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of the workforce in Apsley is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This farming focus shapes the local economy, where a huge 36.1% of workers are managers. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Among those employed, 57.1% work full-time, while the unemployment rate is 4.0%, a little below the national average.
51.9% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 46.9% of the workforce. Other notable employers include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.1%, followed by labourers at 22.4%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 9.5% 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 Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20052/apsley/topic/employment