4.4% ▼ -58.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Burrell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Burrell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 37.3% of adults in Mount Burrell are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This low level of workforce activity is the defining feature of the local job market. Very few residents hold full-time roles, with only 34.1% of the population employed in such positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 24 points below the Australian figure. While unemployment is at 4.4%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
37.3% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.1% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 15.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training each account for 13.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%, followed by labourers at 19.8%. Managers, technicians and trades people also represent significant portions of the local workforce at 15.4% and 14.3% respectively.
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 Burrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12760/mount-burrell/topic/employment