3.7% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merricks North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merricks North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up 30% of the workforce in Merricks North, the largest occupational group in the area. While most of the community is employed, far fewer people work full-time compared to the state and national figures. This suggests a workforce largely made up of part-time or casual roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, with only 44.6% of people in full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and the rest of Australia.
59.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.6% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are health care and social assistance at 11.7%, followed by construction at 10.8%. Retail trade and agriculture also employ a significant portion of the workforce, at 8.9% and 8.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, professionals make up 24.9% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers account for 12.2%, while community and personal service workers and sales workers make up 8.0% and 7.0% of the total.
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 Merricks North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21664/merricks-north/topic/employment