6.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Molendinar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Molendinar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.4% marks the job market in Molendinar. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, fewer people have found full-time roles. This creates a workforce where employment is more common than the national figure, but stability is lower.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 51.6% is well below both the state and national figures.
64.5% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 17.2% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 11%, while retail and construction each employ 10.4% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.2%. Technicians and trades make up 14.9% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 13%.
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 Molendinar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31873/molendinar/topic/employment