3.8% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merimbula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merimbula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Merimbula compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 52.2% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is much lower than most similar areas.
51.4% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
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 17.0%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 16.7%. Retail trade also employs a significant 11.4% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.9%, while technicians and trades people make up 15.9% 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 Merimbula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12586/merimbula/topic/employment