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+).
Maxwell · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment defines the workforce in Maxwell, where a very high proportion of adults are in work. Full-time employment is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 68.8% of the population working full-time.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.6% of adults in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 31.3% of workers, followed by education and training at 14.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers, professionals and clerical or administrative roles, each making up 20.8% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Maxwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12537/maxwell/topic/employment