0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Miga Lake · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and forestry employ 85% of the workforce in Miga Lake. This small community has a remarkably high employment rate, with 83.3% of adults working or looking for work, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very strong job market, with a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the Victorian and national figures. Full-time employment is also far above the national average at 75%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
83.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by the land, with 85% of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workforce are managers, while no residents are employed as professionals, technicians, or in clerical roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Miga Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21680/miga-lake/topic/employment