0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minimay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minimay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Minimay compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area sees 82.8% of adults in the workforce, which is 22 points above the national figure. This strong participation is mirrored by a full-time employment rate of 62.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a remarkably high workforce participation rate, far above the 61.1% seen across Australia. This strength is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is 0.0%—well below the national figure of 5.1%.
82.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer in Minimay, accounting for 76.7% of all jobs. Other roles are primarily in public administration and safety at 9.3% and health care and social assistance at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the local workforce are managers, making up 53.5% of jobs. Labourers account for 23.3%, while clerical and administrative roles 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 Minimay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21694/minimay/topic/employment