9.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myall · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Myall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults in Myall are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. While 66.3% of adults are active in the labour market, the area faces a challenging job market with an unemployment rate of 9.4%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting 4.3 percentage points above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also far below the state and national figures, with only 47.3% of the population working full-time.
66.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 65.5% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 7.3%, followed by transport, warehousing, public administration and safety, which each employ 5.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers in Myall are managers, accounting for 47.3% of all occupations. Technicians and trades people make up 16.4%, while clerical and administrative roles represent 9.1% of the 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 Myall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21855/myall/topic/employment