3.5% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barwite · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barwite
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Barwite, where 18% of employed residents work in this sector. The area has a strong work culture, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar places. While many are employed, full-time roles are far less common here than across the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, and the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below both the state and national figures.
66.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9%. Manufacturing and retail trade also make up significant shares at 8.6% and 7.9% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18%, followed by managers at 15.1% and technicians and trades at 14.4%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 13.7% of the workforce, while labourers account for 12.2%.
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 Barwite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20160/barwite/topic/employment