4.6% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mirboo North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mirboo North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Mirboo North than in most similar areas. Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While unemployment sits at 4.6%, this is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian average, with full-time employment at 51.1%. This is much lower than most areas and sits 7.7 percentage points below the Australian figure.
54.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 51.1%
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 at 16.9%, followed by education and training at 11.9%. Construction, agriculture, and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. Technicians and trades follow at 15.0%, while managers, community service workers, and labourers each account for around 11% of jobs.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21703/mirboo-north/topic/employment