0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Poowong North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Poowong North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 35% of workers in Poowong North are managers, making it the most common occupation in the area. This is a place where full-time work is very common, and the local unemployment rate is currently 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.2%. About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Australian average.
60.1% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily tied to the land, with 32.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Construction is the next biggest industry at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of managers, technicians and trades people make up 18.4% of the workforce, while professionals account for 11.2%.
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 Poowong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22100/poowong-north/topic/employment