4.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merriang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merriang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Merriang. While about 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, only 47.2% are in full-time roles, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
61.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Merriang is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in agriculture, forestry and fishing (18.0%) and manufacturing (16.9%). Retail trade follows at 14.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and technicians and trades, who each make up 16.9% of workers. Professionals account for 14.6% of the population.
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 Merriang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21660/merriang/topic/employment