3.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Alexander · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Alexander
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 47.3% of the workforce in Mount Alexander is employed full-time, a figure far below the national average. This represents a significant drop of 6.6 percentage points since 2011. While fewer people are working full-time, the local unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 51.2%. This is well below the Australian figure of 61.1% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
51.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 16.5%, followed by education and training at 10.5% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%. Managers follow at 14.6%, while technicians and trades workers account for 14.0% of the workforce.
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 Mount Alexander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25430/mount-alexander/topic/employment