6.7% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Orbost · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Orbost
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Orbost compared to the rest of the state. Only 38.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that is far below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has also dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure, falling 11 points since 2011 to 38.2%. Full-time employment is also far below the state average at 46.5%, while the unemployment rate of 6.7% is a little above the national figure.
38.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 21.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, with community and personal service workers also common at 16.2%. Professionals account for 13.6% of the 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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215066/orbost/topic/employment