2.9% ▼ -57.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Myrtleford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Myrtleford compared to most other areas, with only 54.1% of adults working or looking for work. While this is well below the national figure, the local unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average at 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Victorian average, with only 51.0% of residents in these roles. This reflects a broader trend in the area where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than most similar places.
54.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.0%, followed by manufacturing at 13.5% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with technicians and trades workers making up 15.3%, while professionals and labourers both sit around 14.8%.
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/employment