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+).
Varley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Varley, where almost everyone who can work is doing so. This small area has a very high proportion of people in full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 83.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 76.7%, far exceeding the 58.9% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
83.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 80% of the workforce, while 10% work in transport and warehousing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers are managers, making up 46.7% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers each account for 16.7% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Varley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51488/varley/topic/employment