0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Victoria River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Victoria River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high employment rate defines Victoria River, where 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is almost entirely employed, with a striking 0.0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 89.0%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 30 points higher than the Australian average.
69.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.6%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
89.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.8%
- 2016: 83.1%
- 2021: 89.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, with 86.3% of the workforce in these fields. Wholesale trade and transport and warehousing each make up 8.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 43.8%. Managers and technicians and trades each account for 16.4% 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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70273/victoria-river/topic/employment