2.3% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Miners Rest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Miners Rest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Miners Rest than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.3%. The local workforce is largely stable, with 61.2% of people employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 75.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This high engagement is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 2.3%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
75.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.8%. Other major employers include construction at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%. Professionals follow closely at 16.8%, while 13.8% of the workforce everday work in community and personal service roles.
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 Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21691/miners-rest/topic/employment