0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Buller · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Buller
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 Buller compared to most similar areas. Only 53% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local economy driven by seasonal work and a small permanent population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 47.0%, and overall working rates are lower than in most areas.
53.0% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.0% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.8%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Mount Buller is heavily concentrated in tourism, with 44.0% of people employed in accommodation and food services. Transport and warehousing also make up a large share at 23.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 34.3%. Managers make up 13.9% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 12.7% and technicians and trades at 10.8%.
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 Mount Buller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21778/mount-buller/topic/employment