2.5% ▲ +65.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Timboon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Timboon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of full-time workers is found in Timboon compared to the rest of the state. While 47.9% of the population works full-time, this is 11 percentage points below the Victorian and national figures. The local job market is underpinned by a strong agricultural base and a low unemployment rate of 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the state average, with a rate of 58.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 2.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
58.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Timboon, accounting for 20.1% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.5%, with accommodation and food services making up 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, who each make up 16.7% of occupations. Technicians and trades people also represent a large group at 15.3%.
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 Timboon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22516/timboon/topic/employment