0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minjary · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Minjary, where a third of the local workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong employment profile, with a full-time work rate well above both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, and there is currently no unemployment in the area. This is well below the state rate of 4.9% and the national figure of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the main industry for 33.3% of workers. Other notable employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as public administration and safety, each employing 16.7% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 29.2%, followed by managers at 25%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each make up 20.8% of the local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Minjary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12648/minjary/topic/employment