4.1% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ararat · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ararat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A notable 18.9% of workers in Ararat are employed in health care and social assistance. This health-focused workforce supports a local economy where the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment has also slipped, falling 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.0%.
53.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 18.9%, followed by manufacturing at 15.3%. Public administration and safety also employ a significant 12.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 18.7%. Professionals and technicians or trades people each account for around 12% to 13% of jobs.
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214001/ararat/topic/employment