6.2% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maiwar · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Maiwar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Maiwar has fallen by 15 percentage points since 2011, now sitting at 54.8%. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the local unemployment rate has also risen to 6.2%. This creates a workforce that is very active but faces more instability than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time work is much lower than in most areas, and unemployment is a little above the Australian average.
68.3% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for residents at 15.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.6% and education and training at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 41.8% of workers. Managers account for 13.5%, while clerical and administrative roles represent 11.3% of occupations.
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 Maiwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30048/maiwar/topic/employment