3.3% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyneton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kyneton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Kyneton compared to most other areas, with only 57.2% working or looking for work. While the local jobless rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%, full-time employment is notably lower than across Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with 55.1% of the workforce in these roles.
57.2% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance, where 11.8% of people work. Manufacturing is also a major employer at 10.5%, followed by retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.8%, with managers making up another 16.9% of the workforce. Technicians, tradespeople, and labourers also make up significant shares of the local jobs.
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 Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21414/kyneton/topic/employment