3.9% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benambra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Benambra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost half of all workers in Benambra are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. While full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Half of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. However, those who are employed are likely to be in full-time roles, with 63% of the workforce employed full-time.
50.0% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 47.9%, followed by retail trade at 8.2% and accommodation and food at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 43.8%, with labourers at 16.4% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Benambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20205/benambra/topic/employment