4.3% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kangaroo Flat than in most similar areas. Only 50.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This suggests a significant portion of the local adult population is not employed or seeking a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for those working is a little below the state average at 56.3%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% is about the same as across Victoria.
50.5% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.2%. This is followed by retail trade at 13.0% and manufacturing at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation group at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.0% of the workforce, while professionals and technicians or tradespeople each account for around 14%.
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 Kangaroo Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21293/kangaroo-flat/topic/employment