0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minerva · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Minerva than in most similar areas. The community has an exceptionally strong employment rate, with 87.9% of adults active in the workforce. This high level of activity is mirrored by a complete lack of unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 88% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very common at 72.4%, while the unemployment rate is a well below the national average at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
87.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 58.6% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers, who make up 62.1% of roles, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 27.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Minerva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31852/minerva/topic/employment