47.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mount Lonarch · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 47.4% of adults in Mount Lonarch are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a place where a much smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer than half of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victoria figure of 62.4% and the Australian average of 61.1%. This level of activity is much lower than in most similar areas.
47.4% —
Lower than 84% 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 39%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 28%, ahead of Managers (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Lonarch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21800/mount-lonarch/topic/employment