45.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mount Best · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mount Best than in most similar areas. Only 45% of adults are active in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both state and national levels.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45% of adults in Mount Best are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
45.0% —
Lower than 87% 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 31%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 38%, ahead of Community & personal service (31%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Best [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21774/mount-best/topic/employment