2.6% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barnawartha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much more of the adult population is working or looking for work in Barnawartha than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well above the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.2%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
68.1% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed by manufacturing at 11.8% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 13.9%.
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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/employment