3.7% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menzies Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Menzies Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Menzies Creek compared to the rest of Australia. Most of these residents hold stable roles, with 58.8% employed full-time. This strong attachment to the workforce is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, at 65.1%, which is well above the national figure. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.7%, a little below both the Victorian and national rates.
65.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 14.4%. Professional and technical services follow at 11.7%, while health care and social assistance employ 10.9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for residents at 25.1%, followed by managers at 18.5%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 15.0% and clerical or administrative work at 14.0%.
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 Menzies Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21649/menzies-creek/topic/employment