2.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Martha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Martha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 in Mount Martha. This shift highlights a changing workforce in a place where the typical job is now less likely to be full-time than in other areas. However, the area maintains a very strong employment record with an unemployment rate of just 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure, the proportion of full-time roles is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
60.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 residents at 14.3%, followed by construction at 12.9% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.8%, while managers make up 18.3% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 13.4%, and clerical and administrative roles account for 11.9%.
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 Martha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021382/mount-martha/topic/employment