5.6% ▲ +236.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minnie Water · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Minnie Water
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the workforce defines Minnie Water (L), where the share of adults working or looking for work fell by 30 percentage points since 2011. Only 43.8% of adults are now active in the labour market, which is far below the national figure. This shift has been accompanied by an unemployment rate that rose to 5.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 51.5%, marking a 16 point fall since 2011. This decline in employment is consistent with the much lower rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
43.8% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 23.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.2% and education and training at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, as well as clerical and administrative staff, both at 16.2%.
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 Minnie Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122087/minnie-water/topic/employment