0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montgomery · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Montgomery
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and forestry employ 67.7% of the workforce in Montgomery, making farming the dominant industry here. While many residents are employed, the area has a much lower share of full-time workers compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas, at 51.6%, which is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
59.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 67.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are managers (54.8%), while professionals and labourers each make up 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 Montgomery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21734/montgomery/topic/employment