5.1% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mitchell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Mitchell, where 15.2% of people are employed in this field. The local job market is marked by a high proportion of full-time roles, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63.4% of workers have full-time jobs—well above the national figure of 58.9%—the overall share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 52.8%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
52.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the way at 15.2%, closely followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.5%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 11.3%, and both education and public administration at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation group at 21.1%, followed by managers at 16.7%. Community and personal service roles make up 14.7% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and sales workers each account for around 10%.
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/employment