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+).
Mungallala South · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 96% of workers in Mungallala South are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes it a highly specialized area where a huge majority of the workforce is tied to the land. Full-time work is the norm here, with an employment rate far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 87.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far above the 58.9% national figure. This high level of employment is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 0.0%, well below the national 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
70.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
87.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominates the local economy, accounting for 95.8% of all jobs. No one in the area works in mining, manufacturing, or construction.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the workforce are managers (62.5%), while 29.2% work as labourers and 12.5% as machinery operators and drivers. There are no professionals or tradespeople employed in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mungallala South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32071/mungallala-south/topic/employment