2.0% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Porepunkah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Porepunkah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 15% of workers in Porepunkah are employed in accommodation and food services, the town's biggest industry. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, a much lower share have full-time roles. This is reflected in a very low unemployment rate of just 2.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.8% of adults active in the workforce. However, full-time employment at 51.5% is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
65.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by accommodation and food services at 14.8%. Other major employers include construction at 12.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest occupational group at 18.0%. Technicians and trades follow closely at 16.9%, with professionals accounting for 15.7% of the local 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 Porepunkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22102/porepunkah/topic/employment