4.4% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Merbein
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Merbein compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, the overall proportion of the adult population in the workforce is well below both the state and national figures. This workforce is spread across a diverse range of roles, from healthcare to farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011 to 57.7%, though the unemployment rate has improved to 4.4%.
56.5% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 13.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%. Retail trade (10.7%), education (8.3%), and construction (8.2%) also employ significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for residents are technicians and trades at 15.3% and managers at 14.6%. Labourers make up 14.0% of the workforce, while professionals and community service workers account for 13.2% and 11.3% respectively.
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/employment