0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Murray · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest professional group in Mount Murray, where 44% of employed residents hold these roles. While a small number of people are working or looking for work, those who are employed enjoy an unemployment rate of 0%, which is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 48%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
45.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are other services at 24%, followed by retail trade and health care and social assistance, which both stand at 16%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of tradespeople, 32% of the workforce are professionals. Managers, clerical staff, and community service workers each make up 12% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12790/mount-murray/topic/employment