4.1% ▲ +193.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mortlake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Mortlake, where 74.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, and the area is known for having a particularly strong proportion of full-time workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 64.5%. While a huge proportion of adults are in the workforce, the unemployment rate of 4.1% is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
74.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 12.6%. Professional and technical services follow at 11%, with construction and retail trade both accounting for around 9% to 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.5%, followed by managers at 21.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.9%, and technicians and tradespeople at 10.1%.
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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12740/mortlake/topic/employment