0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyabram South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a third of the workforce in Kyabram South is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This reflects a strong local connection to the land, with a very high proportion of the community working full-time. Notably, the area reports no unemployment, making it a place where almost every adult looking for work has a job.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 65.5%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work—a bit lower than the Australian average—the unemployment rate is 0.0%, far below the national 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.6% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 31.0%. Other significant industries include construction at 13.8%, followed by wholesale trade and health care and social assistance, which both account for 10.3% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 20.7% and labourers at 17.2%, while professionals and community or personal service workers account for 13.8% and 10.3% respectively.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kyabram South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21413/kyabram-south/topic/employment