1.4% ▼ -82.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryknoll · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Maryknoll
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.4% marks the job market in Maryknoll, which is much lower than the national figure. The area has seen a significant shift toward more people working or looking for work, with this figure jumping 23 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian and national figures. Full-time employment rose to 55% since 2011, though this remains well below the state average.
70.8% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 21.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and education and training at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24%, followed by professionals at 16.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.1% of jobs.
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 Maryknoll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221047/maryknoll/topic/employment