0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrigal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Murrigal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Murrigal from the national figure for full-time work. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. This creates a unique job market where the unemployment rate is effectively 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 68.9%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.7%, well below the national average of 61.1%.
57.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 53.3% of the workforce. Manufacturing is the next most common sector at 15.6%, followed by construction at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work in the area is split evenly between technicians, trades, and labourers, who each make up 26.7% of roles. Managers account for 22.2% of jobs, while machinery operators and drivers make up 13.3%.
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 Murrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32087/murrigal/topic/employment