3.9% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Maffra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer residents are working or looking for work in Maffra compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%, the overall proportion of adults in the workforce is well below the Victorian and national figures. This trend has shifted over the last decade, with the share of full-time workers falling slightly to 56.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. This is consistent with a decline in full-time employment, which fell 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
55.8% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 14.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.4% and construction at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 17.7%, while professionals and managers both account for about 14% 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 Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/employment