3.6% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Magpie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Magpie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Magpie. While 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, full-time employment at 55.8% is well below the state average of 59.2%.
61.6% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.8%, followed closely by construction at 15.8% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is evenly split across several roles, with managers, professionals, and technicians and trades each making up 14.7% of occupations.
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 Magpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21573/magpie/topic/employment