5.3% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barmah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barmah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Barmah, where 18.2% of the workforce is employed. The area has a much smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than the state or national figures. While many hold management roles, the overall employment rate remains low compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.3%, while the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than most areas.
45.6% ▲ +53.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs are spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 18.2%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (13.6%), health care and social assistance (11.4%), and construction (10.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large share of the workforce are managers at 27.3%. Other common roles include labourers (15.9%), community and personal service workers (14.8%), professionals (13.6%), and technicians and trades (11.4%).
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 Barmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20144/barmah/topic/employment