7.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minto · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minto
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Minto than in most similar areas. This is reflected in a local unemployment rate of 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, the area sees fewer adults working or looking for work than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, sitting at 54.3%.
55.2% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 18.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and transport and warehousing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 18.0%, while community and personal service workers and clerical staff each make up 13.6% of the 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 Minto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12653/minto/topic/employment