5.1% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kerang · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kerang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of adults working or looking for work defines the recent job market in Kerang. Only 46.6% of adults are in the labour force now, a figure that has fallen by 14 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate has improved, falling 1.8 points to 5.1% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is more common than in most areas, with 58.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is about the same as the state average.
46.6% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 for local workers at 14.0%. Retail trade follows at 11.4%, while manufacturing and public administration and safety each account for around 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.1%. Labourers represent 13.3% of the workforce, with community and personal service workers and managers both accounting for about 12.5%.
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 Kerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215041/kerang/topic/employment