8.0% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Raglan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Raglan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Raglan compared to the rest of the state. Only 45.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This low participation sits alongside an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.2%. This is much lower than most similar areas, where the typical rate is closer to 59%.
45.1% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in Raglan is public administration and safety, where 17.9% of people work. Education and health care follow closely, with 11.9% of the workforce in each sector.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.5% and professionals at 13.1%.
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 Raglan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22136/raglan/topic/employment