3.6% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrindindi · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Murrindindi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Murrindindi, where 14.3% of the workforce is found in this field. The area has a low proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, though unemployment remains lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and is now much lower than most other areas.
54.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, the most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.8%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%, followed by managers at 17.8% and professionals at 14.4%.
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 Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25620/murrindindi/topic/employment