4.6% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mirboo North · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mirboo North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in Mirboo North is shaped by a low rate of full-time employment, which sits at 52.7%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. While more adults are now working or looking for work than in 2011, a smaller proportion of the community holds a full-time position.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment has fallen by 7.3 points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has barely changed and remains around 4.6%.
55.0% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 19.0%. Other major employers include education and training at 12.5% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.0%, with labourers accounting for 12.2% of the workforce.
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 Mirboo North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215057/mirboo-north/topic/employment