3.8% ▼ -47.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mayfield East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mayfield East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines the daily life of Mayfield East, where 69.2% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is far above the state and national figures, though the unemployment rate remains a little below the national figure at 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Many more adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, sitting well above the Australian figure. Full-time employment is at 59.2%, which is about the same as the national level.
69.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 21.4%, followed by education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.7%, while community and personal service workers make up 14.6% 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 Mayfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12544/mayfield-east/topic/employment