2.9% ▼ -63.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Meeniyan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking full-time workforce marks the shift in Meeniyan since 2011. While the number of adults working or looking for work has risen to 57.9%, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen to 49.0%, which is far below the Victorian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is just 2.9%, a little below the national figure and 5 points lower than it was in 2011. However, full-time employment is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
57.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Meeniyan is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.6%, followed closely by construction at 11.2% and accommodation and food at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 17.8% of the local workforce, while managers account for 13.7%.
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/employment