4.2% ▼ -59.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Snake Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Snake Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 54% of adults in Snake Valley are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of employment is mirrored by a small number of full-time roles, with only 53.2% of the workforce in full-time jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages. While full-time employment is also well below the state at 53.2%, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the rest of the country.
53.0% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%, followed by construction at 12.1% and manufacturing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 16.7%, while professionals and labourers each make up 14.7% of the local 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 Snake Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22301/snake-valley/topic/employment