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Loch Sport · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Loch Sport

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 26.3% of adults in Loch Sport are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a community with a very high proportion of retired people. While few are employed, those who are out of work face a tougher market, with the unemployment rate sitting a little above the state and national figures.

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📍 Loch Sport, Suburb / Locality

Where Loch Sport sits — Unemployment rate

7.8% ▼ -42.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Loch Sport — higher than 86% of areas.

Loch Sport7.8%
3851, VIC 4.9%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The area has a very small workforce, with full-time employment at 41.6%, which is far below the 58.9% seen across Australia. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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7.8% ▼ -42.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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26.3% ▲ +14.6%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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41.6% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.4%. Retail trade and education also make up significant portions of the local economy.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are in community and personal services at 18.6% and technicians and trades at 18.2%. Managers and professionals make up another 26% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Loch Sport splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (19%) and Technicians & trades (18%), with Managers at 15%.

Community & personal service 18.6% Technicians & trades 18.2% Managers 15.2% Professionals 10.8% Clerical & administrative 10.0% Labourers 10.0% Sales workers 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers 6.5%

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 Loch Sport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21524/loch-sport/topic/employment