0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mallan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mallan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and forestry employ 80% of the workforce in Mallan, making the area a primary farming hub. This focus on the land is reflected in the high proportion of managers and machinery operators working in the district.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 73.5% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 88%, while the unemployment rate is well below the rest of the country at 0.0%.
73.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
88.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 88.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which account for 80% of jobs. Other smaller sectors include health care and social assistance at 16%, and professional and technical services at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workers are managers, which aligns with the high number of people running farming businesses. Machinery operators and drivers make up 24% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and clerical staff each account for 16%.
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 Mallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12466/mallan/topic/employment