4.1% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rupanyup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rupanyup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Rupanyup have remained largely stable since 2011, with a workforce deeply rooted in the land. The town is defined by its heavy reliance on the agricultural sector, where over a third of workers are employed in farming and forestry.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Among those employed, 56.9% work full-time, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the national figure.
47.9% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 36.1% of the workforce. Other key employers include health care and social assistance at 13.0%, and education and training at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are common here, accounting for 33.3% of jobs, followed by professionals at 19.0%. Labourers make up 10.6% of the local workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 8.3%.
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22214/rupanyup/topic/employment