2.7% ▼ -64.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mallacoota · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mallacoota
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in Mallacoota, which is far below the national figure. The local economy relies heavily on a mix of education, tourism, and healthcare services. While job participation is low, those who are in the workforce enjoy an unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also far below the national level, sitting at just 41.3%.
46.1% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with education and training leading at 14.1%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is diverse, with labourers making up the largest group at 18.6%, while managers and professionals follow closely at 18.0% and 17.7%.
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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21584/mallacoota/topic/employment