0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mayers Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mayers Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Mayers Flat and the rest of the country, with only 49% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though the local unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.5% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This explains why the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas.
49.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
37.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 25%. Retail trade and education and training follow closely, each accounting for 20.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%. Technicians and trades people are also common at 25%, followed by labourers at 20.8%.
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 Mayers Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12539/mayers-flat/topic/employment