0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swifts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swifts Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate makes finding work a standout feature of daily life in Swifts Creek. While the typical resident is just as likely to be working as those across Australia, the local economy is heavily anchored by the primary sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
61.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 25.7% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include education and training at 13.3%, and public administration and safety at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%, followed by professionals at 21.2%. Machinery operators and drivers account for another 11.5% of local jobs.
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 Swifts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22413/swifts-creek/topic/employment