2.8% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kolora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kolora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of the workforce in Kolora is tied to the land, making agriculture the dominant driver of daily life. While many residents are working or looking for work, a smaller share hold full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. The unemployment rate is 2.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
69.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.1% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer here, accounting for 48% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.3%, with professional and technical services at 6.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 41.8% of workers, the largest group by far. Labourers account for 18.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.3%.
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 Kolora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21377/kolora/topic/employment