4.8% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marion · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marion
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Marion than in most similar areas. Only 52.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This local workforce is smaller and has a lower rate of full-time employment than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 53.6% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
52.8% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.6%, followed by education and training at 10.4%. Other common industries include retail trade, public administration and safety, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.1%.
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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40830/marion/topic/employment