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Bass Coast ShireCommunity profile

Rural Balance

Employment status

1,653 people living in Rural Balance in 2021 were employed, of which 51% worked full-time and 39% part-time.

Rural Balance's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Rural Balance - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Labour force statusNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)1,70861.949.51,12062.848.4+588
Not in the labour force82329.843.256331.643.3+259
Labour force status not stated2298.37.31015.78.2+128
Total persons aged 15+2,760100.0100.01,785100.0100.0+975
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Rural Balance - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212006Change
Employment statusNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Employed1,65396.896.21,07696.193.9+577
Employed full-time84649.546.764757.851.7+198
Employed part-time64837.940.033730.235.1+310
Employed, away from work1599.39.5908.17.1+68
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)553.23.8433.96.1+11
Looking for full-time work231.32.1272.54.0-5
Looking for part-time work321.91.7161.52.1+16
Total labour force1,708100.0100.01,120100.0100.0+588
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Rural Balance's labour force in 2021 was 1,708, of which 648 were employed part-time and 846 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Rural Balance in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 96.8% of the labour force was employed, and 3.2% unemployed, compared with 96.2% and 3.8% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Rural Balance in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (61.9%) compared with Bass Coast Shire (49.5%).

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people employed in Rural Balance showed an increase of 577, and the number unemployed showed an increase of 12. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 588 or 52.5%.

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