1.8% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenrowan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Glenrowan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Glenrowan have entered the workforce since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work rising by 8.4 percentage points. The area now has a very low unemployment rate of 1.8%, though full-time employment remains well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to 53.0%, which is still well below the 58.9% seen across Australia. However, the unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at just 1.8%.
59.2% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 16.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%, while labourers account for 14.6% 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 Glenrowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222027/glenrowan/topic/employment