0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Menangle Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Menangle Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in employment has shaped Menangle Park (L) since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work falling by 21 percentage points. While the unemployment rate is now very low at 0.0%, the proportion of full-time workers has also dropped significantly to 50.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, sitting at 50.6%.
49.4% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with arts and recreation (17.6%) and construction (16.5%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and labourers each make up 18.8% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 17.6%.
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 Menangle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122084/menangle-park/topic/employment