0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marradong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marradong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of full-time work defines the daily life of Marradong, where 73.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This figure is far above the national average, reflecting a stable but specialized local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure, there is no unemployment here. This is much lower than the 5.1% seen across Australia and Western Australia.
56.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by primary industries, with 26.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing and 23.3% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common here, making up 53.3% of jobs. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 16.7%, with professionals, community services, and sales workers each at 10%.
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 Marradong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50908/marradong/topic/employment