4.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ouyen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ouyen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Ouyen compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is 10 to 12 percentage points below Victoria and Australia. Despite this, those who are employed mostly hold full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only about half of adults are in the workforce, the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 60%, which is slightly above the Australian average.
50.9% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 25.4% of workers, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.2%, with professionals at 14.2% and labourers at 12%.
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22020/ouyen/topic/employment