5.8% → 0.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.8% marks the job market in Merton, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents are employed in agriculture, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, which is a little below the national average.
56.5% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 25.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction and health care, each accounting for 11.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 27.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 22.1%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each make up 11.6% of the local workforce.
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 Merton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21670/merton/topic/employment