0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myrtle Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Myrtle Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on the land defines the local economy in Myrtle Park, where nearly three quarters of workers are in agriculture. While the typical resident is more likely to be working or looking for work than those in most other areas, the local unemployment rate is an exceptionally low 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 53.8% is well below both the state and national averages.
68.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 73.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely split between managers, who make up 57.7% of jobs, and labourers at 26.9%, while 11.5% of people work in sales.
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 Myrtle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12892/myrtle-park/topic/employment