4.0% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Benalla · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Benalla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Benalla compared to the rest of the state, with only 48.5% in the labour force. While full-time employment is well below the national figure, the local unemployment rate is a low 4.0%. This highlights a community where a smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% national figure and has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.8%, though this has risen slightly over the last decade.
48.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 17.1%, followed by construction at 14.2%. Other major industries include retail trade at 9.3%, manufacturing at 8.8%, and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.4%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.3%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 14.6% and labourers at 14.3%.
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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214003/benalla/topic/employment