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+).
Orchid Valley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 0% makes Orchid Valley an area where almost everyone who wants a job has one. Most adults here are working or looking for work, and the vast majority of those employed are in full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 81.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 63.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
81.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 77.3% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows at 18.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles dominate the local job market, with 81.8% of workers employed as managers. Clerical and administrative positions make up another 13.6% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Orchid Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51187/orchid-valley/topic/employment