3.6% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barongarook West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barongarook West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of full-time workers than the state average marks the workforce in Barongarook West. While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment sits at 53.4%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This is consistent with the 60.4% of adults who are working or looking for work, a rate that is about the same as the Australian average.
60.4% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 15.3% of workers. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.5%, with manufacturing making up 13.7% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.7% of occupations in the area.
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 Barongarook West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20150/barongarook-west/topic/employment