5.6% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warragul South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warragul South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Warragul South compared to the rest of the country. However, the area struggles with a much lower rate of full-time employment than most other regions, with only 52.9% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work—a figure well above the national 61.1%—the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
65.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily tied to the land, with 21.4% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Retail trade and education and training each make up 11.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 30%, followed by professionals at 17.9% and technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Warragul South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22699/warragul-south/topic/employment