5.6% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manilla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Manilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Manilla compared to most areas, sitting at just 44.9%. While full-time employment is around the middle for similar places, the town faces an unemployment rate of 5.6%, which is much higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment for those working is 57.2%, which is about the same as the state figure.
44.9% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and education and training at 9.5%. Construction and agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up significant shares at 9.1% and 7.5% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.5%, labourers at 15.0%, and machinery operators and drivers at 13.3%.
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 Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12484/manilla/topic/employment