0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Omeo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Omeo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very small number of working residents shapes daily life in Omeo, where the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%. Only 48.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, with only 48.4% of the population in full-time roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
48.9% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 19.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and accommodation and food, which both account for 15.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 27.5%, while community and personal service workers account for 14.3%.
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 Omeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22011/omeo/topic/employment