6.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longwarry North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longwarry North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Longwarry North compared to the rest of the country, with only 43% active in the labour force. While full-time employment is typical for the area, the local unemployment rate of 6.7% is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This comes alongside a 6.7% unemployment rate, which is a little above the Victorian average of 5%.
43.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.6%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 12.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, followed by labourers at 15.7%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.5% of the local 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21539/longwarry-north/topic/employment