0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leongatha North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leongatha North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Leongatha North than in most similar areas. The area shows a strong employment profile, with 68.5% of adults in the workforce and a strikingly low unemployment rate of 0.0%. This exceeds both Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the state average at 62.0%. This strong workforce participation is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure.
68.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here at 19.7%. Health care and social assistance (15.5%) and education and training (11.3%) also provide a significant number of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 18.3%, while professionals and clerical workers each account for 15.5% of the 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 Leongatha North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21491/leongatha-north/topic/employment