69.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Merrinee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merrinee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 69.2% of adults in Merrinee are working or looking for work. This is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia, making it a place where a much higher proportion of adults are active in the job market compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are in the workforce, which is 8.1 percentage points higher than the national figure and well above the Victorian average.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 78%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 83%, ahead of Professionals (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 Merrinee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21669/merrinee/topic/employment