6.3% ▲ +79.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meander · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Meander
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.3% shapes the working life of Meander, where few adults are employed compared to the rest of the country. This is a small workforce where nearly one in three people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, and the unemployment rate is much higher than in similar places.
53.2% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 30.9% of workers. Transport and warehousing and health care and social assistance follow, each accounting for 8.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%, followed by labourers at 20.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.4%, while professionals and technicians each make up 11.4%.
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 Meander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60392/meander/topic/employment