5.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maldon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maldon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns have shifted in Maldon, where only 44.5% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The local workforce is smaller than in most similar areas, with a high proportion of residents not participating in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.2% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. While few adults are working or looking for work overall, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than most areas and slightly above the state average.
44.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 47.2%
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 15.8%, followed by construction at 9.7% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.6% and managers at 15.5%.
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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21583/maldon/topic/employment