9.8% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount George · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount George
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mount George than in most similar areas. Only 43% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure. This is coupled with an unemployment rate of 9.8%, which is among the highest for areas of this size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 47.4% of residents working full-time. This mirrors the broader trend in the area where the total number of people working or looking for work is far below the Australian average.
43.0% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing, and health care and social assistance, each employing 16.7% of workers. Other notable sectors include manufacturing and transport and warehousing, both at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. This is followed by professionals at 14.9% and technicians and trades at 13.2%.
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 George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12772/mount-george/topic/employment