6.4% ▼ -61.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mingenew · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mingenew
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mingenew than in previous years, with only 43.7% now in the labour force. Despite this, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the country. The local workforce is now split across a few key sectors like public safety and farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.6% of workers have full-time jobs—well above the national figure of 58.9%—the unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures. Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
43.7% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 16.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.4%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, transport, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 22.0%. Managers make up 17.6% of the workforce, while labourers and technicians or trades people account for 15.4% and 11.0% respectively.
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 Mingenew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50963/mingenew/topic/employment