7.4% ▲ +145.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rainbow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rainbow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.4% marks the current job market in Rainbow, which is a little above the national figure. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victoria figure of 62.4%. For those who do have jobs, 59.3% are employed full-time, which is about the same as the national average.
47.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 32.2% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 13.2%, while education and training accounts for 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%, followed by professionals at 16.7%. Labourers represent 11.6% of the workforce, with clerical and community service roles each sitting at 9.7%.
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 Rainbow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22137/rainbow/topic/employment