0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Indigo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Indigo Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Indigo Valley compared to the rest of the country. While 69.1% of adults are active in the workforce, the area has a strikingly low unemployment rate of 0.0%. This suggests a very tight local job market where almost everyone who wants a job has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, though full-time employment at 54.1% is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This is a significant gap, as the proportion of full-time workers is lower than in most other similar areas.
69.1% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.5%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.0% and retail trade at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%, while professionals account for 16.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 11.3%.
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 Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21230/indigo-valley/topic/employment