0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mepunga East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mepunga East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for Mepunga East, where 42.9% of workers are in these fields. This area has a very strong employment record, with no one recorded as unemployed and a high number of people working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 82.9%. Around 67.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% seen across Australia.
67.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
82.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 82.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large share of people in farming and forestry, retail trade and education and training each account for 11.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Almost half of the workforce are managers, representing 45.7% of occupations. Professionals and technicians and trades workers each make up 14.3% of the local jobs.
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 Mepunga East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21651/mepunga-east/topic/employment