54.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Kadnook · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 7.6 percentage points separates Kadnook from the Victorian average in terms of workforce participation. Only 54.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is a well below the figures seen across the state and the nation.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below both the Victorian (62.4%) and Australian (61.1%) averages. This level of workforce activity is also lower than in most similar areas.
54.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 59%, ahead of Professional & technical (29%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 35%, ahead of Labourers (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kadnook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21281/kadnook/topic/employment