2.9% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mathoura · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mathoura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mathoura than in most similar areas. While only 44.8% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.9%.
44.8% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer in Mathoura, accounting for 21.5% of jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.3%, and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.1%, followed by labourers at 16.2% and technicians and trades people at 14.2%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.1% 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 Mathoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12532/mathoura/topic/employment