13.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arawata · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Arawata
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 13.3% marks Arawata as one of the most struggling areas for jobs among similar places. Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a local workforce facing significant challenges in finding steady employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Joblessness is well above the state rate, with an unemployment figure 8.3 percentage points higher than Victoria's 5.0%. Full-time work is also less common here, at 55.8%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer for 23.3% of workers, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3%. Rental and real estate also employ a notable 14.0% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the bulk of the local workforce, accounting for 37.2% and 23.3% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.6%.
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 Arawata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20054/arawata/topic/employment