5.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manningham · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Manningham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011 in Manningham. The area now sees 57.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is lower than most other similar areas. This shift comes alongside a workforce that is broadly professional and manager-led.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 59.1% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, a rate that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
59.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.3% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.3%, while managers make up 17.1% of the local workforce. Clerical and administrative workers account for 13.6% of jobs.
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 Manningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24210/manningham/topic/employment