3.3% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merbein South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merbein South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Merbein South are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it a key industry for the area. The local workforce is quite active, with 63.3% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
63.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 28.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.7% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 21.8% of local jobs, while labourers account for 20.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades workers at 16.5% and professionals at 11.2%.
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 Merbein South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21654/merbein-south/topic/employment