2.8% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murtoa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murtoa
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 Murtoa than in most similar areas. Only 49.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for jobs have a low unemployment rate of 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.8% is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 5.0%. For those who are employed, 58.7% work full-time, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
49.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Murtoa at 18.4%. Health care and social assistance follows at 17.0%, with education and training accounting for 11.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%, followed by professionals at 17.0%. Labourers, machinery operators, and drivers also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21850/murtoa/topic/employment