0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keely · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Keely
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines daily life in Keely, where 71.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure and leads to a very tight job market with an unemployment rate of 0.0%. While few are out of work, full-time employment is well below the Victorian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most areas, sitting 10 points above the Australian average. However, full-time roles are less common here, with 54.3% of the workforce in such positions, which is well below the state figure.
71.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer for 42.9% of the workforce. Education and training also provides a significant amount of local jobs, accounting for 22.9% of the industry breakdown.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.0%. Clerical and administrative staff and sales workers each represent 17.1% of the local workforce.
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 Keely [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21313/keely/topic/employment