3.5% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marlo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marlo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Marlo compared to most similar areas. Only 54.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While overall employment is low, the 3.5% unemployment rate is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national averages, with only 51.1% of the population in full-time roles. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
54.5% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in education and training at 20.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27%, while managers make up 21.9% of the local workforce.
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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21608/marlo/topic/employment