4.0% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 75% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rural Balance · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Rural Balance
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the job market in Rural Balance. While the percentage of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.2% since 2011, the area maintains a low unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.2%, though this has fallen 3.6 points since 2011. This is alongside a low unemployment rate of 4.0%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
58.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.2% of the local 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS33/rural-balance/topic/employment