0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurting · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kurting
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 28 percentage point gap separates Kurting from the national average in full-time employment. While the area is sparsely populated, those who do work are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This creates a unique local job market where almost everyone working is employed on a full-time basis.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below both the state and national figures.
45.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
87.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local work is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the most common at 21.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.4%. Construction and retail trade each account for 13.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most frequent occupation at 30.4%, while professionals make up 21.7% of the workforce. No residents are employed as technicians, tradespeople, or in clerical and community services.
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 Kurting [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21410/kurting/topic/employment