0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Markwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Markwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up a huge 34.5% of the workforce in Markwood, making it a key professional hub for the region. While the area has a very strong employment rate, a smaller proportion of people work full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
No one is currently unemployed in Markwood, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, the 52.1% of people in full-time work is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
59.8% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry for local workers at 25.2%, followed by manufacturing at 14.3% and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond a high number of managers, professional roles account for 18.5% of jobs. Technicians and trades make up 10.9%, while labourers and clerical staff each hold around 9% of roles.
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 Markwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21606/markwood/topic/employment