4.0% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maroondah · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Maroondah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry for workers in Maroondah, where 14.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong connection to the workforce, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is low at 4.0%, while full-time employment sits at 59.8%, roughly the same as the state average.
65.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, construction is the next biggest employer at 10.8%. Other major industries include education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.9%, as well as managers and clerical workers, who both sit at 13.6%.
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 Maroondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24410/maroondah/topic/employment