Appendix 2: Regional summaries

Victoria's regions	Current employment¹	Top employing industries¹	Retirement demand²	New workers needed by 2025³	Total required workforce by 2025⁴
Barwon	176,400	Health care and community services (29,100) Retail trade (18,900) Education and training (16,900)	7,700	10,600	18,300
Central Highlands	105,900	Health care and community services (17,200) Retail trade (10,500) Education and training (10,500)	5,100	6,000	11,000
Gippsland	129,800	Health care and community services (19,700) Retail trade (13,000) Construction (12,300)	6,000	6,900	12,900
Goulburn	82,500	Health care and community services (11,900) Construction (8,000) Retail trade (7,900)	3,800	4,200	8,000
Great South Coast	54,700	Health care and community services (19,700) Agriculture, forestry and fishing (7,800) Manufacturing (6,100)	2,700	2,700	5,400
Loddon Campaspe	126,400	Health care and community services (20,900) Retail trade (13,200) Manufacturing (12,100)	5,800	7,000	12,800
Mallee	43,800	Health care and community services (6,500) Retail trade (5,300) Agriculture, forestry and fishing (5,300)	2,100	2,200	4,300
Ovens Murray	71,600	Health care and community services (11,100) Manufacturing (8,300) Public Administration and Safety (7,100)	3,600	3,700	7,300
Wimmera Southern Mallee	22,400	Health care and community services (4,500) Agriculture, forestry and fishing (4,000) Retail trade (2,500)	1,200	1,200	2,400

Regions are defined by the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions Regional Partnerships.

All data is estimated and not definitive.

Numbers have been rounded to account for likely differences.

1. National Skills Commission

2. VSA and Shah Consulting (2022) analysis of Nous, NSC and ABS data

3, 4. VSA and Nous modelling of NSC (2022) Employment Projections.

1. ABS ERP June 2021

2. ABS ERP

3. ABS ERP (2020) VSA analysis

4. ABS Census (2016)

5. ABS Census (2016)

Victoria's industries	Population¹	Population growth from 2020-2021²	Age - proportion over 65³	Female workforce participation rate⁴	Education attainment⁵
			High School	VET	Higher Ed	VET	Higher Ed.
Barwon	330,375	1.90%	19%	58%	46%	35%	19%
Central Highlands	210,546	1.59%	18%	58%	48%	35%	17%
Gippsland	295,478	1.57%	23%	53%	51%	37%	12%
Goulburn	172,057	1.01%	20%	57%	54%	35%	11%
Great South Coast	104,247	0.02%	22%	58%	53%	34%	13%
Loddon Campaspe	251,734	1.05%	20%	57%	49%	35%	16%
Mallee	91,903	-1.12%	21%	55%	58%	32%	10%
Ovens Murray	132,557	0.88%	22%	58%	48%	38%	14%
Wimmera Southern Mallee	47,107	-0.62%	24%	54%	56%	33%	11%