4.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mundoora · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mundoora than in most similar areas. Only 56.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local workforce that is smaller and less likely to be in full-time roles than in other parts of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.5%, falling well below the Australian figure of 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
4.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Mundoora is split evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing and Health care & social assistance, each accounting for 27.1% of jobs. Other key employers include Transport & warehousing at 15.3%, followed by Manufacturing and Public administration & safety at 8.5% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 35.6%. Other common roles include Community & personal service workers at 22%, and both Clerical & administrative and Machinery operators & drivers at 10.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mundoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40975/mundoora/topic/employment