0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mountain Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mountain Bay
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 Mountain Bay compared to most similar areas. Only 48.0% of adults are in the labour force, but the local unemployment rate is a remarkably low 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4% and the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, 58.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
48.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 29.2%. This is followed by retail trade at 16.7%, with accommodation, food, education, and health care each accounting for 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 16.7%. Managers and professionals each make up 12.5% of the workforce, matching the 12.5% share held by technicians and trades.
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 Mountain Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21817/mountain-bay/topic/employment