2.9% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kergunyah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kergunyah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Kergunyah than in most similar areas. While the typical employment rate is well above the national figure, the local job market is balanced by a low unemployment rate of 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 68.3%, which is well above both the Victorian (62.4%) and national (61.1%) figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, slightly below the state average.
68.3% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 23.7% of the workforce. Construction (14.5%) and health care and social assistance (13.7%) also make up a large part of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.3% of occupations.
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 Kergunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21330/kergunyah/topic/employment