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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A lower rate of people working or looking for work defines the professional life of Not in any Significant Urban Area (Vic.). While the unemployment rate is a very low 3.6%, the overall share of adults in the workforce has fallen since 2011.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Unemployment rate

3.6% ▼ -23.0%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 83% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area3.6%
3477, VIC 2.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment has also dropped to 55.3%, a figure that is well below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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3.6% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 83% of urban area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.1% ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 65% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.3% ▼ -6.4%

Lower than 71% of urban area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.0%. Construction, retail trade, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common occupation at 18.7%, while professionals make up 15.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, labourers at 12.6%, and community and personal service workers at 11.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Managers (19%) and Professionals (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Managers 18.7% Professionals 15.9% Technicians & trades 14.9% Labourers 12.6% Community & personal service 11.6% Clerical & administrative 10.1% Sales workers 7.5% Machinery operators & drivers 6.7%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment