5.0% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seventy Mile · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seventy Mile
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the top industry for Seventy Mile, where 35.1% of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a very strong rate of full-time employment, which is far above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is particularly high at 76.6%, though the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than most similar areas.
62.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with mining following at 12.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.5% and health care and social assistance at 6.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.2%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 17.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/employment