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Betley · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Betley

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Betley than in most similar areas. Only 40.5% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level, reaching 17.6%.

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📍 Betley, Suburb / Locality

Where Betley sits — Unemployment rate

17.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Betley — higher than 99% of areas.

Betley17.6%
3472, VIC 7.2%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Employment levels are far below the national figure of 61.1%, with only 48.3% of residents working full-time. This is much lower than most areas and sits 11 points below the Victorian average.

Unemployment rate

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17.6% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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40.5% —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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48.3% —

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in accommodation and food (20.7%), followed by health care and social assistance as well as transport and warehousing, both at 17.2%.

Industries people work in

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Betley splits fairly evenly between Accommodation & food (25%) and Transport & warehousing (21%), with Health care & social assistance at 21%.

Accommodation & food 20.7% Transport & warehousing 17.2% Health care & social assistance 17.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 13.8% Retail trade 13.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the biggest group of workers at 37.9%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers and clerical and administrative roles, which both account for 24.1% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Betley, the largest group is Labourers at 30%, followed by Clerical & administrative (19%) and Machinery operators & drivers (19%).

Labourers 37.9% Clerical & administrative 24.1% Machinery operators & drivers 24.1% Technicians & trades 20.7% Professionals 10.3% Community & personal service 10.3%

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 Betley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20230/betley/topic/employment