73.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Calrossie · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the main sources of work in Calrossie, where 76.2% of employees work in these fields. This heavy reliance on the land shapes a local workforce that is much more active than the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 73.1% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.4%.
73.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 76.2% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers here are managers, accounting for 61.9% of the local workforce, while labourers make up another 23.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Calrossie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20450/calrossie/topic/employment