3.3% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 85% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 much lower unemployment rate of 3.3% than most similar areas defines the workforce in Rural Balance. While the number of adults working or looking for work is high at 61.9%, full-time employment has dipped slightly since 2011 to 57.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. This is consistent with a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
61.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 75% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 24%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.6% and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%, while professionals account for 14% 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/SOS43/rural-balance/topic/employment