4.4% ▼ -37.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mermaid Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mermaid Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Mermaid Waters than in most similar areas. While the employment rate is high, the share of full-time roles is well below the national figure. This suggests a workforce more reliant on part-time or casual arrangements than the typical Australian suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.8%, and the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most similar suburbs.
63.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.3%. Other major sectors include accommodation and food services (9.9%) and retail trade (9.6%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, with managers following at 14.7%. Technicians and trades people also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 13.7%.
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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31812/mermaid-waters/topic/employment