6.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyneton South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kyneton South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Kyneton South than in most similar areas. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 6% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.7% of residents have full-time jobs, which is 20 percentage points lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is among the lowest rates for this level of area.
59.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with professional and technical services being the most common at 17.7%. Manufacturing, finance and insurance, and health care each account for 11.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, and 17.7% hold clerical and administrative roles. Managers make up 11.3% of the local workforce.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21415/kyneton-south/topic/employment