7.4% ▼ -43.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mendooran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mendooran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mendooran than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.4%, those who do have jobs are more likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, 62.6% of those employed work full-time, a result well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
46.0% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 33.5% of the workforce. Education and health care each account for 10.2% of jobs, while retail trade makes up 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%. Professionals and labourers both account for 15.5% of the workforce, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 11.7%.
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 Mendooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12581/mendooran/topic/employment