0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Olive · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Olive
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the most common industry in Mount Olive, where nearly a quarter of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very high employment rate and an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of adults are working or looking for work at 68.1%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here, at 62.0%, which is well above the New South Wales average.
68.1% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining leads the way for local jobs at 23.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by technicians, trades, machinery operators and drivers, who each make up 25.4% of occupations. Professionals account for a further 14.1% of roles.
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 Olive [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12792/mount-olive/topic/employment