4.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Piangil · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Piangil
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Four out of ten workers in Piangil are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This reliance on the land is reflected in a very high rate of full-time work, with 72.2% of the workforce in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is far above the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
60.9% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.2% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 40%, followed by manufacturing at 24.3%. Transport and warehousing, education, and other services each employ around 7% to 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%, with labourers following at 25.2%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 11.3% and technicians and trades at 10.4%.
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 Piangil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22065/piangil/topic/employment