4.3% ▲ —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 70% of adults in Laang are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is heavily skewed towards full-time roles, with a strong presence in agriculture and management.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas, with 65.7% of the workforce in permanent roles. This is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% is about the same as the state and national figures.
70.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 37.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 14.9% and health care and social assistance at 13.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%, followed by labourers at 20.9%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.4% of occupations, while community and personal service workers make up 11.9%.
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 Laang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21418/laang/topic/employment