0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Childers · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Childers
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A starkly low 0.0% unemployment rate defines the local job market in Childers (Vic.). While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, those who are employed are far more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 68.0%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a result well below both the state and national averages.
57.3% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.0% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily driven by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 32.0% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include other services at 12.0% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, who each make up 20.0% of local jobs. Professionals and technicians and trades follow at 14.0% each.
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20549/childers/topic/employment