4.2% ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Markwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Markwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle of similar areas for employment, Markwell sees 60% of adults working or looking for work. The most striking feature is a low rate of full-time employment, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 4.2% that is about the same as the state and national figures. However, full-time work is much less common here than in most areas, at just 52.9%.
60.0% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the largest at 14.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, construction, and education all account for 10% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, followed closely by labourers at 20%. Technicians and trades workers represent 17.1% of the workforce, while community and personal service and clerical roles each sit at 12.9%.
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 Markwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12503/markwell/topic/employment