4.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria), where 14.7% of workers are in this sector. While unemployment is low at 4.1%, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.7%, and this has fallen slightly since 2011.
53.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the local workforce at 14.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%. Construction (9.5%), retail trade (8.8%), and education (8.2%) are also key industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%, followed closely by professionals at 17.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.8%), community and personal service workers (12.3%), and labourers (11.8%).
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 Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23602/gippsland-south/topic/employment