Lowest Unemployment (LGA) — VIC
Top 50 LGAs by lowest smoothed unemployment rate — ABS Small Area Labour Markets in VIC.
Lowest Unemployment (LGA)
Top 50 LGAs by lowest smoothed unemployment rate — ABS Small Area Labour Markets — VIC
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in VIC, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
- #1BulokeVIC1.3%-2.2pp
- #2Swan HillVIC1.3%-2.1pp
- #3HorshamVIC1.4%-2.0pp
- #4West WimmeraVIC1.4%-2.4pp
- #5GannawarraVIC1.6%-2.4pp
- #6MoyneVIC1.6%+0.3pp
- #7HindmarshVIC1.7%-2.6pp
- #8Macedon RangesVIC1.7%-0.1pp
- #9Northern GrampiansVIC1.7%-3.1pp
- #10Surf CoastVIC1.7%+0.1pp
- #11CorangamiteVIC1.8%+0.2pp
- #12MilduraVIC1.8%-2.9pp
- #13AraratVIC1.9%-3.1pp
- #14NillumbikVIC1.9%+0.2pp
- #15YarriambiackVIC1.9%-2.8pp
- #16Colac OtwayVIC2.0%+0.1pp
- #17QueenscliffeVIC2.0%+0.4pp
- #18WarrnamboolVIC2.0%+0.0pp
- #19CampaspeVIC2.3%+0.6pp
- #20MonashVIC2.3%+0.3pp
- #21MoiraVIC2.4%+0.7pp
- #22HepburnVIC2.6%-0.1pp
- #23South GippslandVIC2.6%-0.5pp
- #24Southern GrampiansVIC2.7%+0.3pp
- #25Baw BawVIC2.8%-0.4pp
- #26Golden PlainsVIC2.8%-0.2pp
- #27MansfieldVIC2.8%+1.0pp
- #28AlpineVIC2.9%+1.0pp
- #29Unincorporated VicVIC2.9%+0.4pp
- #30GlenelgVIC3.1%+0.1pp
- #31BanyuleVIC3.2%+0.3pp
- #32BoroondaraVIC3.2%+0.4pp
- #33Greater SheppartonVIC3.2%+0.8pp
- #34Mount AlexanderVIC3.2%+0.1pp
- #35Bass CoastVIC3.3%-0.6pp
- #36IndigoVIC3.3%+1.0pp
- #37Mornington PeninsulaVIC3.4%-0.3pp
- #38Bayside (Vic.)VIC3.5%+0.3pp
- #39Hobsons BayVIC3.5%+0.6pp
- #40StonningtonVIC3.5%+0.3pp
- #41MooraboolVIC3.7%+0.4pp
- #42TowongVIC3.8%+1.3pp
- #43Glen EiraVIC4.0%+0.2pp
- #44Greater BendigoVIC4.0%-0.1pp
- #45BallaratVIC4.1%-0.2pp
- #46WellingtonVIC4.1%-0.7pp
- #47Yarra RangesVIC4.1%+0.0pp
- #48CardiniaVIC4.2%+0.6pp
- #49KnoxVIC4.2%+0.0pp
- #50ManninghamVIC4.2%+0.4pp
| # ▲ | LGA | STATE | JOBLESS | YoY |
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| 1 | Buloke | VIC | 1.3% | -2.2pp |
| 2 | Swan Hill | VIC | 1.3% | -2.1pp |
| 3 | Horsham | VIC | 1.4% | -2.0pp |
| 4 | West Wimmera | VIC | 1.4% | -2.4pp |
| 5 | Gannawarra | VIC | 1.6% | -2.4pp |
| 6 | Moyne | VIC | 1.6% | +0.3pp |
| 7 | Hindmarsh | VIC | 1.7% | -2.6pp |
| 8 | Macedon Ranges | VIC | 1.7% | -0.1pp |
| 9 | Northern Grampians | VIC | 1.7% | -3.1pp |
| 10 | Surf Coast | VIC | 1.7% | +0.1pp |
| 11 | Corangamite | VIC | 1.8% | +0.2pp |
| 12 | Mildura | VIC | 1.8% | -2.9pp |
| 13 | Ararat | VIC | 1.9% | -3.1pp |
| 14 | Nillumbik | VIC | 1.9% | +0.2pp |
| 15 | Yarriambiack | VIC | 1.9% | -2.8pp |
| 16 | Colac Otway | VIC | 2.0% | +0.1pp |
| 17 | Queenscliffe | VIC | 2.0% | +0.4pp |
| 18 | Warrnambool | VIC | 2.0% | +0.0pp |
| 19 | Campaspe | VIC | 2.3% | +0.6pp |
| 20 | Monash | VIC | 2.3% | +0.3pp |
| 21 | Moira | VIC | 2.4% | +0.7pp |
| 22 | Hepburn | VIC | 2.6% | -0.1pp |
| 23 | South Gippsland | VIC | 2.6% | -0.5pp |
| 24 | Southern Grampians | VIC | 2.7% | +0.3pp |
| 25 | Baw Baw | VIC | 2.8% | -0.4pp |
| 26 | Golden Plains | VIC | 2.8% | -0.2pp |
| 27 | Mansfield | VIC | 2.8% | +1.0pp |
| 28 | Alpine | VIC | 2.9% | +1.0pp |
| 29 | Unincorporated Vic | VIC | 2.9% | +0.4pp |
| 30 | Glenelg | VIC | 3.1% | +0.1pp |
| 31 | Banyule | VIC | 3.2% | +0.3pp |
| 32 | Boroondara | VIC | 3.2% | +0.4pp |
| 33 | Greater Shepparton | VIC | 3.2% | +0.8pp |
| 34 | Mount Alexander | VIC | 3.2% | +0.1pp |
| 35 | Bass Coast | VIC | 3.3% | -0.6pp |
| 36 | Indigo | VIC | 3.3% | +1.0pp |
| 37 | Mornington Peninsula | VIC | 3.4% | -0.3pp |
| 38 | Bayside (Vic.) | VIC | 3.5% | +0.3pp |
| 39 | Hobsons Bay | VIC | 3.5% | +0.6pp |
| 40 | Stonnington | VIC | 3.5% | +0.3pp |
| 41 | Moorabool | VIC | 3.7% | +0.4pp |
| 42 | Towong | VIC | 3.8% | +1.3pp |
| 43 | Glen Eira | VIC | 4.0% | +0.2pp |
| 44 | Greater Bendigo | VIC | 4.0% | -0.1pp |
| 45 | Ballarat | VIC | 4.1% | -0.2pp |
| 46 | Wellington | VIC | 4.1% | -0.7pp |
| 47 | Yarra Ranges | VIC | 4.1% | +0.0pp |
| 48 | Cardinia | VIC | 4.2% | +0.6pp |
| 49 | Knox | VIC | 4.2% | +0.0pp |
| 50 | Manningham | VIC | 4.2% | +0.4pp |
Australian lowest unemployment (lga) FAQ
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What does Lowest Unemployment (LGA) rank?
Lowest Unemployment (LGA) ranks suburbs in VIC using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 LGAs by lowest smoothed unemployment rate — ABS Small Area Labour Markets
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for VIC. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.