6.8% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marayong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marayong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer in Marayong, where 14.9% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 6.8% which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 53.7%. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also well below the state average.
53.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Outside of health and social assistance, the largest industries for local workers are transport and warehousing at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest job group at 18.0%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.1% of the 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 Marayong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12495/marayong/topic/employment