0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mole River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mole River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Mole River than in most similar areas, with 72.1% of the workforce in full-time roles. While this is much higher than the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures. However, only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
47.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.1% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 69.8% of the workforce. Public administration and safety and health care and social assistance each account for 7.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.9%, followed by labourers at 18.6%. Professionals account for 11.6% of roles, while 7.0% work in clerical and administrative 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 Mole River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12677/mole-river/topic/employment