63.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mantamaru · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 63% unemployment rate marks the challenging job market in Mantamaru. This sparsely populated area sees very few adults in the workforce compared to the rest of the country, with a small number of residents currently working or looking for a job.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 32.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation sits alongside a very high unemployment rate of 63%, far above the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia.
63.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
32.5% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Public administration & safety at 50%, ahead of Education & training (25%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 50%, ahead of Labourers (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mantamaru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50894/mantamaru/topic/employment