0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arcturus · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 74% of workers in Arcturus, making it the dominant industry here. This is a highly active community where 80.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 80.2% of adults are working or looking for work, far above the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 64.9%, and the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
80.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people here work in agriculture, forestry and fishing (74%), while other smaller roles are found in education and training (7.8%) and mining (6.5%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers, who make up 44.2% of roles. Clerical staff, machinery operators, and labourers each account for 11.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Arcturus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30082/arcturus/topic/employment