2.9% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 91% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in Remainder of State/Territory
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 18% of people in the Remainder of State/Territory work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the area's most common industry. While most areas have higher unemployment, this region has a very low rate of just 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 60.9% of adults active in the labour force. However, full-time employment has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 56.8%.
60.9% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, followed by professionals at 15.6% and technicians and trades at 14.8%.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR231/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment