1.2% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leongatha South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leongatha South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.2% unemployment rate makes Leongatha South a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. While the area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, it is less common to find full-time roles here compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is only 55.6%, well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
69.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 26.6% of jobs. Other common industries include construction at 9.6% and health care and social assistance at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers also feature prominently, each representing between 10.5% and 12.9% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21492/leongatha-south/topic/employment