4.8% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merriwagga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merriwagga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure in Merriwagga, where 62.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This reliance on steady work is tied to a local economy dominated by farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
58.9% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce (49.2%) is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 8.2%, and construction and food services at 6.6% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a very large portion of the local workforce at 45.9%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%, while labourers and community service workers each account for 8.2%.
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 Merriwagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12597/merriwagga/topic/employment