4.1% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitta Mitta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitta Mitta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Mitta Mitta than in most other areas. Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a local economy where a large portion of the adult population is not engaged in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here, with 53.2% of the workforce in these roles, well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
50.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with 40.3% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 14.3% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13% and labourers at 11.7%.
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 Mitta Mitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21711/mitta-mitta/topic/employment