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Main Lead · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Main Lead

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only half of adults in Main Lead are working or looking for work, which is a much lower rate than most other areas. This suggests a local population with a high number of people who are retired or not in the workforce.

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Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 50% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that is far below both the Victorian rate of 62.4% and the Australian figure of 61.1%.

Labour-force participation

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50.0% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Public administration & safety at 18%, ahead of Education & training (18%).

Industries people work in

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Main Lead splits fairly evenly between Public administration & safety (33%) and Education & training (33%), with Health care & social assistance at 33%.

Public administration & safety 17.6% Education & training 17.6% Health care & social assistance 17.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Community & personal service at 35%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (29%).

Occupations people work in

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Main Lead splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (23%) and Clerical & administrative (19%), with Managers at 15%.

Community & personal service 35.3% Clerical & administrative 29.4% Managers 23.5% Professionals 23.5% Machinery operators & drivers 23.5% Technicians & trades 17.6%

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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/employment