0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kergunyah South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kergunyah South compared to the state and national figures. While only 58% of adults are in the workforce, there is no unemployment in the area. This small community relies heavily on the agricultural sector for its employment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The adult workforce is well below the Victorian average of 62.4%, with full-time employment at 56.1%. Despite these lower participation rates, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is much lower than the national figure of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.0% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.6% of the workforce. Other sectors, including wholesale trade and education, each employ 9.8% of workers.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 19.5%. Professionals and sales workers each account for 14.6% of the local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kergunyah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21331/kergunyah-south/topic/employment