5.2% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mildura - Buronga · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Mildura - Buronga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is higher than most similar areas in Mildura - Buronga, where 59.6% of the working population holds a full-time role. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most other similar places, it has fallen since 2011. The local economy relies heavily on health care and retail trade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 59.6%, a little above the New South Wales figure.
56.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 9.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.0%, technicians and trades at 13.6%, and managers at 13.4%.
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 Mildura - Buronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2012/mildura-buronga/topic/employment