0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colac East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Colac East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Colac East than in most similar areas. This area is a strong employment hub where 78.6% of the workforce holds a full-time position, a figure far above the national level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas at 56.0%.
56.0% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.6% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the dominant employer here, making up 38.1% of jobs, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and other services which both stand at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 35.7%, with technicians and trades people also common at 22.6%.
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 Colac East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20609/colac-east/topic/employment