64.3% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Minnivale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Minnivale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 80% of the workforce in Minnivale. This is a small, focused economy where a high proportion of adults are active in the workforce, though few hold full-time roles. Most people here work in farming or related land management.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. However, those who are employed are less likely to have full-time roles, with only 55% in full-time work, well below the state average.
55.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which accounts for 80% of jobs. The remaining 20% of the workforce is employed in transport and warehousing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group at 40%, followed by labourers at 25%. Other roles include community and personal service workers at 20% and machinery operators and drivers at 15%.
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 Minnivale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50967/minnivale/topic/employment