2.2% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Manton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of workers in Manton are employed in public administration and safety. This small area sees a high number of residents in the workforce, with a typical employment pattern focused on management and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 64.4%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national rate at 2.2%.
67.3% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 26.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.6% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 27.7%, with professionals making up another 20.9% of the local workforce.
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 Manton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12491/manton/topic/employment