6.2% ▲ +173.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Arthur · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Arthur
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a fifth of workers in Mount Arthur are employed in public administration and safety, the largest industry for the area. While most people here work full-time, the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 67.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. However, the unemployment rate is also much higher than most areas at 6.2%.
60.7% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for the area are public administration and safety (20.3%) and retail trade (15.3%), followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 23.7%, while professionals make up 22% 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 Mount Arthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12758/mount-arthur/topic/employment