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Colac Otway ShireCommunity profile

Colac Otway Shire

Employment status

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10,642 people living in Colac Otway Shire in 2021 were employed, of which 55% worked full-time and 37% part-time.

Colac Otway Shire'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
Colac Otway Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)10,95258.657.49,93957.556.1+1,013
Not in the labour force6,50134.836.16,05835.136.5+443
Labour force status not stated1,2336.66.51,2747.47.4-41
Total persons aged 15+18,686100.0100.017,278100.0100.0+1,408
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Colac Otway Shire - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Employed10,64297.295.99,54196.094.0+1,101
Employed full-time5,81053.053.65,26653.053.8+544
Employed part-time3,93735.934.93,62636.534.2+311
Employed, away from work8958.27.36496.56.1+246
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)3102.84.13984.06.0-88
Looking for full-time work1641.52.22512.53.5-87
Looking for part-time work1461.31.91471.52.5-1
Total labour force10,952100.0100.09,939100.0100.0+1,013
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Colac Otway Shire's labour force in 2021 was 10,952, of which 3,937 were employed part-time and 5,810 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Colac Otway Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 97.2% of the labour force was employed, and 2.8% unemployed, compared with 95.9% and 4.1% respectively for Regional VIC.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Colac Otway Shire in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (58.6%) compared with Regional VIC (57.4%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people employed in Colac Otway Shire showed an increase of 1,101, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 88. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 1,013 or 10.2%.

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