0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wild Dog Valley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 80% of workers in Wild Dog Valley are employed full-time, making it a place where most people have steady, permanent jobs. The area is sparsely populated, but the local workforce is remarkably stable with a zero per cent unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63% of adults are working or looking for work—similar to the Victorian average—full-time employment is far above the national figure. This stability is highlighted by a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.0% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is concentrated in primary and physical industries, with 40% of people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Construction, transport and warehousing, and real estate each account for 10% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 46.7%, followed by sales workers at 23.3%. Professionals, technicians and trades people each make up 16.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22783/wild-dog-valley/topic/employment