4.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merredin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merredin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working full-time in Merredin than in most similar areas, though the overall share of adults working or looking for work has shifted since 2011. This town relies on a broad mix of services and trade, with health care and technical roles making up a significant part of the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the 58.4% of adults working or looking for work is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%.
58.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 61.1%
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 11.7%, followed closely by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 10.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and transport and warehousing each employ 7.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople are the most common workers at 17.4%. Other large groups include machinery operators and drivers at 12.7%, managers at 12.6%, and professionals at 12%.
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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50938/merredin/topic/employment