6.3% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Batlow · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Batlow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little over 60% of workers in Batlow are in full-time roles, a figure that has climbed since 2011. While many people here have steady full-time work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 48.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
48.1% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Batlow at 21.9%. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.7%, with manufacturing accounting for 11.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up nearly 30% of the local workforce, while 15% work as machinery operators and drivers. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.9% and managers at 11.1%.
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 Batlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115012/batlow/topic/employment