4.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ararat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ararat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Ararat compared to the rest of the country. Only 48.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who do have jobs are mostly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, slightly lower than the 58.9% seen across Australia.
48.4% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Ararat at 18.9%. Other major industries include manufacturing at 14.2% and public administration and safety at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.4%, closely followed by labourers at 18.3%. Professionals account for 14.0% of the workforce, while technicians and trades make up 12.3%.
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20053/ararat/topic/employment