1.7% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mansfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mansfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of just 1.7% defines the local workforce in Mansfield. While few people are out of work, the area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 53.2%.
58.2% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 12.4% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. Managers and professionals follow closely, accounting for 16.3% and 16.1% of the workforce respectively.
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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21599/mansfield/topic/employment