4.4% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Martins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Martins Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Martins Creek, where 15.7% of people are employed in the sector. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places, with only 56.4% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 50.3%. While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, this is higher than most similar areas.
56.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, health care and social assistance (14.4%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.5%) are the main industries. Manufacturing and education also employ a notable share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are technicians and tradespeople, making it the most common occupation. Professionals follow at 16.3%, with community, personal service, and clerical roles each making up 13.7%.
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 Martins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12521/martins-creek/topic/employment