3.8% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avoca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Avoca have shifted over the last decade to leave a workforce far smaller than in other similar towns. Only 43.2% of adults are currently working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. While few people are employed, those who are have found a steady market, as the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, with just 53.5% of the workforce in full-time roles.
43.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 13.6%. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance both follow closely at 13.2% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, followed by labourers at 15.6% and community and personal service workers at 15.1%.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20087/avoca/topic/employment