6.4% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orbost · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Orbost
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Orbost have shifted since 2011, but the area now struggles with a very low employment rate. Only 40.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This makes it one of the least active workforces among similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Finding a job is harder here than in most places, with an unemployment rate of 6.4% that is a little above the Victorian average. Full-time work is also rare, with only 46.8% of the workforce in full-time roles, far below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
40.2% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.8% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.7%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.1% and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.7%, with managers and professionals each accounting for about 12% 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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22014/orbost/topic/employment