4.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longwarry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longwarry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Longwarry's workforce patterns are typical for its size, with 61.8% of adults working or looking for work. While employment rates mirror state and national figures, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most areas, though this is about the same as the Victoria (5.0%) and national (5.1%) figures. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, matching the state and national trends.
61.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.3% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, while labourers account for 14.3% 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 Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/topic/employment