2.9% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beechworth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beechworth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen Beechworth's employment patterns evolve since 2011. While a small number of people are out of work, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure. The local economy now relies heavily on health and social care services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victoria figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 51.3%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.9%.
55.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.8%. Other major industries include education and training at 10.6%, public administration and safety at 10.6%, and accommodation and food at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%, followed by managers at 16.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.3%, technicians and trades at 11.9%, and labourers at 10.0%.
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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20186/beechworth/topic/employment