0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Howqua · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Howqua
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the primary industry for workers in Howqua, employing over half of the workforce. The area is sparsely populated, with a small number of people working or looking for work, though those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, those in the workforce are largely employed full-time (61.5%), and the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
41.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Over half of the workforce (53.8%) is employed in education and training. Other notable industries include finance and insurance at 15.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and accommodation and food services, both at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 46.2%. Labourers account for 20.5% of occupations, while managers represent 10.3% and technicians and trades people make up 7.7%.
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 Howqua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21211/howqua/topic/employment