2.6% —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Polwarth (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Polwarth (Western Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for people in Polwarth, where 15.4% of the workforce is employed. This rural area sees a low unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.3%. This full-time rate has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2016.
60.0% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% —
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing (15.4%), followed by health care and social assistance (12.8%) and construction (9.7%). Manufacturing and retail trade also employ around 9% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as managers (19.8%). Professionals make up 15.1% of the workforce, while labourers, technicians, and trades people each account for about 14%.
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 Polwarth (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26708/polwarth/topic/employment