3.6% ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Traralgon South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Traralgon South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults in Traralgon South are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. While 69.1% of adults are active in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 69.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, full-time work is much lower than most areas at 50.7%, while the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the national average.
69.1% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.3%, followed by accommodation and food and education and training, which both sit at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed by professionals at 18.7% and community and personal service workers 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 Traralgon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22571/traralgon-south/topic/employment