Flaggy Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Flaggy Creek

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

Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the biggest employers in Flaggy Creek, matching health care as the most common industry. While about 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time roles are much less common here than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Flaggy Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Flaggy Creek sits — Unemployment rate

0.0%
  • 0.0%–0.7%: 3703 areas
  • 0.7%–1.4%: 103 areas
  • 1.4%–2.1%: 342 areas
  • 2.1%–2.9%: 614 areas
  • 2.9%–3.6%: 1044 areas
  • 3.6%–4.3%: 1267 areas
  • 4.3%–5.0%: 1094 areas
  • 5.0%–5.7%: 751 areas
  • 5.7%–6.4%: 629 areas
  • 6.4%–7.1%: 426 areas
  • 7.1%–7.9%: 306 areas
  • 7.9%–8.6%: 245 areas
  • 8.6%–9.3%: 201 areas
  • 9.3%–10.0%: 136 areas
  • 10.0%–10.7%: 158 areas
  • 10.7%–11.4%: 91 areas
  • 11.4%–12.1%: 90 areas
  • 12.1%–12.9%: 66 areas
  • 12.9%–13.6%: 76 areas
  • 13.6%–14.3%: 41 areas
  • 14.3%–15.0%: 37 areas
  • 15.0%–15.7%: 37 areas
  • 15.7%–16.4%: 23 areas
  • 16.4%–17.1%: 22 areas
  • 17.1%–17.9%: 25 areas
  • 17.9%–18.6%: 23 areas
  • 18.6%–19.3%: 20 areas
  • 19.3%–20.0%: 167 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flaggy Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Flaggy Creek0.0%
3875, VIC 4.0%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

No one in the area is unemployed, which is well below the Victorian and national rates. However, only 44.1% of residents work full-time, a figure far below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

62.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.3%
  • 2021: 62.9%

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

44.1%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.9%
  • 2021: 44.1%

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Flaggy Creek is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care both accounting for 16.9% of roles. Construction and education follow closely at 13.6% each.

Industries people work in

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Flaggy Creek splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (20%) and Health care & social assistance (20%), with Construction at 16%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are technicians and trades, making up 22% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 18.6%, while labourers and sales workers account for 15.3% and 13.6% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Flaggy Creek splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (24%) and Professionals (20%), with Labourers at 17%.

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 Flaggy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20926/flaggy-creek/topic/employment