4.5% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mirboo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mirboo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults in Mirboo, at 45.1%, are working or looking for work. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While the unemployment rate is 4.5%, the local economy is heavily shaped by a strong presence in agriculture and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with 55.1% of the workforce in full-time roles.
45.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 22.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6%, and public administration and safety at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common in Mirboo, accounting for 30.7% of occupations. Community and personal service workers make up 15.7%, followed by professionals at 14.2%.
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 Mirboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21702/mirboo/topic/employment