8.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monaltrie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Monaltrie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.0% marks the job market in Monaltrie, which sits well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, and full-time employment is far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure far below the Australian average of 58.9%. This contributes to a local unemployment rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
57.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, while professionals (18.6%) and technicians and trades (16.7%) are also common roles in the area.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Monaltrie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Monaltrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12685/monaltrie/topic/employment