0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Methul · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Methul
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Methul than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is especially high at 67.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment is mirrored by a 0.0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 67.3% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Full-time work is much more common here than in most other areas.
67.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry in Methul, employing 70.6% of the workforce. Other roles are primarily in education and training at 11.8% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of local jobs at 61.8%, followed by labourers at 23.5%. Professionals account for 8.8% of occupations, while there are no technicians, trades or community service workers.
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 Methul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12604/methul/topic/employment