4.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minyip · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minyip
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 41.9% of adults in Minyip are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment defines the local economy, where agriculture and healthcare are the two main employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most similar areas, sitting 21 points below the Victorian average. Those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles, though the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most areas.
41.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 27.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 25.9%. Retail trade accounts for 12.4% of jobs, while transport and warehousing and manufacturing make up 8.1% and 7.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in four people in Minyip work as managers, at 24.9%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.1%, professionals at 13.0%, and sales workers at 11.4%.
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 Minyip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21698/minyip/topic/employment