10.8% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mengha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mengha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.8% now marks the local job market in Mengha, which is well above the national figure. While many residents are out of work, those who are employed tend to have full-time roles more often than people in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 60.3%, well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is 56.5%, which is well below the Australian average.
56.5% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 24.1%, followed by retail trade at 20.7% and transport and warehousing at 15.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.1%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 19.0%.
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 Mengha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60397/mengha/topic/employment