3.1% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Hill · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Swan Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the job market in Swan Hill. Only 3.1% of the workforce is out of work, a figure that has fallen 2.3 percentage points since 2011. This stability is reflected in a strong full-time employment rate that sits slightly above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has risen to 60.2%, slightly exceeding both the state and national averages.
59.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and education and training at 9.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing make up 8.8% of the local workforce, with construction following closely at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. Labourers are also common at 15.1%, while technicians, trades and managers each account for 13.5% 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213014/swan-hill/topic/employment