0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mella · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of workers are in full-time roles in Mella compared to similar areas. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work than usual, the area has an exceptionally strong employment record with a 0% unemployment rate.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 77.1%. This is a stark contrast to the 56.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 60.0% of the workforce. Education and health care follow at 11.4% each, with manufacturing accounting for 8.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.1%, followed by labourers at 31.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 20.0% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60393/mella/topic/employment