7.3% ▼ -53.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menindee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Menindee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Menindee compared to the rest of the country. While only 38.3% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are very likely to have full-time roles. This creates a stark contrast to state and national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.9% of the workforce employed full-time, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
38.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for workers here at 24.4%. Other common sectors include education and training at 17.9%, and accommodation and food at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, followed by labourers at 20.2%. Professionals and community and personal service workers each account for 17.3% of the local 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 Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12582/menindee/topic/employment