5.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menzies · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Menzies
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment levels in Menzies have remained strong, with a very high proportion of the population in work. Nearly three quarters of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This creates a workforce where full-time roles are much more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 73.1% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is particularly high at 73.3%, far above the 58.9% national figure, though the unemployment rate of 5.1% is higher than most areas.
73.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for local workers at 26.4%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, and accommodation and food services at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 20.9% of the workforce, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.0%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant share at 16.0%.
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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31805/menzies/topic/employment