4.3% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitchells Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitchells Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults, just 45.1%, are working or looking for work in Mitchells Island. This is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The local workforce is small and has a diverse range of roles, with few people in full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, this is higher than in most similar areas.
45.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several fields, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 14.1%. Health care and social assistance follow at 13%, with construction and education also making up a large part of the economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 18.1%, followed by professionals at 15.8%. Labourers, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades each make up about 14% of the local 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 Mitchells Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12663/mitchells-island/topic/employment