2.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maindample
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Maindample, where 66.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, creating a community where a high proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults here work or look for work than in most areas, the share of full-time employees is well below the state figure at 55.2%. Unemployment is low at 2.4%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
66.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and transport and warehousing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades, making up 20% of the workforce, while managers account for 16.8% and machinery operators and drivers for 13.6%.
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 Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/employment