0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Franklin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Port Franklin have shifted since 2011, though the area remains very sparsely populated. A standout feature today is that there is no unemployment, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work—a figure similar to the Victorian average—full-time employment is far below the national level at just 44%.
62.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.7%, followed by retail trade and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, with technicians and trades workers following at 15.4%.
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 Port Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22106/port-franklin/topic/employment