0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marvel Loch · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marvel Loch
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Marvel Loch. This sparsely populated area is dominated by the mining sector and a very high rate of full-time work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well below the national figure of 61.1%—those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. At 86.2%, this is far above the Western Australian rate of 60.2%.
51.7% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
86.2% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 86.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the primary employer for 52.3% of the workforce, while another 20% work in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Construction also accounts for 7.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 27.7%. Managers and machinery operators and drivers each account for 21.5% of roles, while labourers represent 15.4%.
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 Marvel Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50912/marvel-loch/topic/employment