71.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mirranatwa · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mirranatwa than in most similar areas. About 71.4% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a workforce that is significantly more active than those in most other parts of the region.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 71.4% of adults working or looking for work, Mirranatwa is well above the Victorian average of 62.4%. This figure is far above the Australian average by 10 percentage points.
71.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 110%, ahead of Retail trade (40%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 60%, ahead of Sales workers (30%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mirranatwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21705/mirranatwa/topic/employment