5.7% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maribyrnong · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Maribyrnong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Maribyrnong, with 32.4% of the workforce in this category. The area has a very high rate of people working or looking for work, and full-time employment is more common here than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 5.7%, it has fallen since 2011, and full-time employment remains a little above the state average at 62.2%.
69.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.7%. Education and training, retail trade, and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the large number of professionals, 15% of workers are managers and 12.5% hold clerical or administrative roles. Other common occupations include community and personal service workers and technicians and trades people.
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21303/maribyrnong/topic/employment