3.2% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Much higher rates of full-time work than most similar areas define the workforce in Rural Balance. While the percentage of people working or looking for work has fallen since 2011, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 60.8%, which is a little above the national figure. This is alongside a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%, though the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped to 60.1% since 2011.
60.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 66% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in this area is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with 20.9% of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and another 10.6% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 23.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.2% and professionals at 12.9%.
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/SOS53/rural-balance/topic/employment