1.8% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Vernon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Vernon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Mount Vernon. While 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the area stands out for its very low unemployment rate of just 1.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 1.8% is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 52.8% is well below both the state and national averages.
60.0% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 21.3% of the workforce. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 9.9% and health care and social assistance at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 19.5%, followed closely by managers at 19.3% and professionals at 18.0%.
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 Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12807/mount-vernon/topic/employment