2.7% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Fairy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Fairy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 53% of adults in Port Fairy are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low employment rate is a defining feature of the local economy, though those who are in the workforce experience a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%. It is a place where a significant portion of the adult population is not active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, with only 49.5% of residents in these roles. This is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria.
52.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 18.0%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.1%. Construction and retail trade also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.6%, while managers account for 19.2%. Technicians and trades workers make up 13.1% 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 Port Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22105/port-fairy/topic/employment