0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victoria Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Victoria Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, marking Victoria Plains as a place with very strong job security. A surprising 66.7% of the workforce holds a full-time role, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% seen across Australia. This stability is reflected in the 64.3% of adults who are working or looking for work, a figure higher than in most other areas.
64.3% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.1%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 15.8%. Other significant employers include transport and warehousing at 9.9% and mining at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 19.9%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 17.5% of the workforce.
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 Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32941/victoria-plains/topic/employment