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Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) than in the rest of the country. Only 55.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This represents a significant drop from ten years ago, when the rate was 65.9%.

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📍 Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part), Urban Centre

Where Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) sits — Unemployment rate

5.9% ▲ +5.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) — higher than 65% of areas.

Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)5.9%
3500, VIC 5.9%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is higher than most similar areas. While full-time employment stands at 59.6%, this is about the same as the state average but has fallen by 8.3 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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5.9% ▲ +5.0%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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55.8% ▼ -15.4%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.6% ▼ -12.2%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

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 17.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.4%. Other significant sectors include education and training (8.7%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.0%).

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%. Labourers follow at 14.8%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Labourers (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Professionals 18.3% Labourers 14.8% Community & personal service 13.3% Technicians & trades 12.8% Managers 11.7% Clerical & administrative 10.5% Sales workers 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 6.4%

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 (Mildura Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212003/mildura-buronga/topic/employment