6.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myall Lakes · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Myall Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few areas like Myall Lakes have such low employment levels, with only 44.9% of adults working or looking for work. This figure has dropped 10 points since 2011, and full-time work has fallen even further during that time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is a little above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
44.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.7% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.6% of jobs.
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 Myall Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10057/myall-lakes/topic/employment