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+).
Marlo Merrican · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marlo Merrican
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer in Marlo Merrican, where nearly 46% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While many adults here are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is very low compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, full-time employment is far below the state average at just 33.3%, though the unemployment rate is very low at 0.0%.
69.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
33.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the largest industry by far. Health care and social assistance also provide significant employment, accounting for 25% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with professionals, managers and labourers each making up about a quarter of the population. Community and personal service workers account for another 16.7%.
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 Marlo Merrican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12505/marlo-merrican/topic/employment