3.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Modella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Modella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A third of the workforce in Modella works in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry for local workers. This reflects a strong local employment rate, with 69.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most similar areas, sitting 8.1 percentage points above the Australian average. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
69.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer at 33.0%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by construction at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 33.0%. Technicians and trades workers and labourers both account for 13.4% 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 Modella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21714/modella/topic/employment