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Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Remainder of State/Territory

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Steady employment trends define the Rest of Victoria, where 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work. The area is marked by an exceptionally strong job market, with an unemployment rate of just 2.9% which is much lower than most similar areas.

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Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Unemployment rate

2.9% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 80% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory2.9%
3525, VIC 3.7%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While the unemployment rate is very low at 2.9%, full-time work is a little below the state figure at 56.8%. This matches a slightly lower rate of adults working or looking for work compared to Victoria's 62.4%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8% and construction at 11.3%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while professionals account for 15.6% and technicians and trades workers represent 14.8% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Remainder of State/Territory — Managers leads at 24%, ahead of Professionals (16%) and Technicians & trades (15%).

Managers 23.5% Professionals 15.6% Technicians & trades 14.8% Labourers 11.2% Clerical & administrative 10.3% Community & personal service 9.6% Sales workers 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers 6.3%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL231001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment