14.7% ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Majorca · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Majorca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 14.7% shapes the local economy in Majorca, which is well above the national figure. Very few adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with only 39.8% active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is less common here, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian average. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, sitting at 49.2%.
39.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by retail trade at 15.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most typical roles in the area, each making up 15.9% of occupations, while community and personal service and sales workers both account for 12.7%.
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 Majorca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21582/majorca/topic/employment