0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Megan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Megan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Megan, where there is no one currently out of work. However, the area has a much smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas, at only 45.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with 51.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
45.6% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest share in agriculture, forestry and fishing at 23.3%. Construction, education and training, and health care and social assistance each account for 15.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 21.7%. Labourers represent 20.0% of the local workforce, while professionals and technicians or trades each sit at 16.7%.
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 Megan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12568/megan/topic/employment