5.7% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maribyrnong · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Maribyrnong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Maribyrnong are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This high level of workforce activity is led by a strong presence of professional and healthcare workers. While more people are employed here than in most similar areas, the unemployment rate remains much higher than in most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the national level at 62.2%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
69.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.5%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 10.7%, and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Maribyrnong at 32.4%. Managers are the next most common at 15.0%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 12.5%.
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/topic/employment