5.3% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colignan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Colignan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 68.3% of workers in Colignan are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This heavy reliance on the land shapes a local economy where full-time work is far more common than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 71.1%, though the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below Victoria's 62.4% at 56.9%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
56.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.1% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 68.3% of the workforce. Other small sectors include retail, hospitality, and health care, each employing 4.2% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 43.7%, followed by managers at 23.2%. Other common roles include clerical staff at 8.5% and technicians and tradespeople at 7.0%.
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 Colignan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20615/colignan/topic/employment