2.2% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Irrewarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Irrewarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for workers in Irrewarra, where 18.7% of people are employed. This rural area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Victorian average. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, which is slightly lower than the national rate of 58.9%.
59.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After farming, the most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by manufacturing and education and training, both at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.3% and professionals at 13.2%.
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 Irrewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21242/irrewarra/topic/employment