0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swan Marsh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 72.5% of adults in Swan Marsh are working or looking for work, far higher than the national figure. This creates a very active local workforce where unemployment is effectively non-existent at 0.0%. Most of these residents are employed full-time, with the local economy leaning heavily on farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 72.5%. This is far above both the Victorian (62.4%) and national (61.1%) figures, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national averages at 0.0%.
72.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 34.2% of the workforce. Other common fields include accommodation and food services at 10.1%, followed by professional and technical services and public administration at 7.6% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of local jobs at 41.8%. Labourers are the second most common group at 16.5%, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 13.9% and community and personal service roles at 12.7%.
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 Swan Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22408/swan-marsh/topic/employment