4.8% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mongarlowe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mongarlowe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A mix of public service and professional roles shapes daily work life in Mongarlowe. The area has a notable number of people in education and administration, though full-time employment is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is only 50%, which is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
60.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here at 18.8%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.1%. Construction and retail trade both account for 9.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.7%, while 18.8% of workers are technicians or tradespeople. Clerical and administrative jobs make up another 10.9% 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 Mongarlowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12689/mongarlowe/topic/employment