10.1% ▼ -52.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitchell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Mitchell and the rest of the country, with only 23.4% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. In Mitchell, the unemployment rate is 10.1%, which is well above both the state and national rates.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few adults here are in the workforce, and only 27.5% of the population is employed full-time. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
23.4% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
27.5% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 21.3%, followed by accommodation and food services at 18.8%. Health care and social assistance also employ a large share at 17.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 36.7% of the workforce. Sales workers are also common at 18.3%, while labourers account for 13.3% of jobs.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12661/mitchell/topic/employment