33.3% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mount Alfred · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 33.3% of adults in Mount Alfred are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This means the vast majority of adults here are not active in the labour force.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 33.3% rate for adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4% and the national figure of 61.1%.
33.3% —
Lower than 96% 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 73%, ahead of Professional & technical (45%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 36%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (27%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Alfred [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21771/mount-alfred/topic/employment