3.2% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manangatang · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Manangatang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Manangatang (L) is well above the national figure at 66.7%. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, the local unemployment rate is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, those who are employed are likely to have full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.2%.
54.9% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split mainly between agriculture, forestry and fishing at 27.6%, and health care and social assistance at 24.1%. Other common industries include education and training at 17.2% and wholesale trade at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.4%. Labourers and machinery operators also represent a large share of the local jobs at 17.2% and 14.9% respectively.
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 Manangatang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222048/manangatang/topic/employment