1.5% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mailors Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mailors Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define Mailors Flat, where 71.8% of adults are working or looking for work. The local job market is particularly strong, with a very low unemployment rate of 1.5%. This creates a workforce that is more active and secure than both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.5%. This high level of activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is just 1.5%, well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
71.8% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with construction leading at 14.3%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 12.8%, while manufacturing employs 12.5% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group at 21.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%, and machinery operators and drivers at 11.7%.
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 Mailors Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21576/mailors-flat/topic/employment