3.0% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mallacoota · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mallacoota
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Accommodation and food services are the biggest employer in Mallacoota, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a place where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. The number of people in full-time roles has also dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment has fallen 9.7 points since 2011 to 40.6%, though the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.0%.
43.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on tourism and services, with 15.1% of people working in accommodation and food. Other common industries include education and training at 10.4%, followed by construction and health care, both at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest occupational group at 19.3%, followed closely by managers at 19.1%. Professionals and technicians and trades each account for 15.6% 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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221044/mallacoota/topic/employment