5.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kerang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kerang
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 Kerang than in most other areas. Only 46.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This gap defines the local job market, though the unemployment rate of 5.1% remains about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas, 58.8% of workers are employed full-time. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
46.9% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and public administration and safety at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, with technicians and trades close behind at 15.7%. Managers and labourers each account for 13.4% of the 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 Kerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21328/kerang/topic/employment