4.4% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koorlong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koorlong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Koorlong than in most similar areas. While 68.1% of adults are active in the labour market, the number of people in full-time roles is notably lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.1% of adults active in the labour force, well above the national 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 56.1% is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
68.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.6%. Construction and retail trade each account for 10.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 17.2%, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 13.6% and sales workers at 13.1%.
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 Koorlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21388/koorlong/topic/employment