3.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Menai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of the workforce in Menai are professionals, making it a highly skilled hub within the Sutherland Shire. This professional focus is reflected in a strong employment rate that sits well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 68.9% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the national average.
68.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.9%, followed closely by education and training at 12.0%. Construction and retail trade also make up significant shares of the local economy at 9.7% and 9.2% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 17.7% and managers at 16.1%.
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 Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12578/menai/topic/employment