4.4% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mermaid Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer full-time roles than usual define the workforce in Mermaid Waters, where only 52.8% of adults are employed full-time. While more people are working or looking for work than in the national average, full-time employment has dropped by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, about the same as the national figure and down 2.5 percentage points from 2011.
63.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.3% and accommodation and food services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, with managers at 14.7% and technicians and trades workers at 13.6% also common.
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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/employment