6.1% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marengo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Marengo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer residents in Marengo have full-time jobs compared to most similar areas. Only 45.6% of the working population is employed full-time, which is 13.6% lower than the national figure. This trend has shifted over the last decade, as the share of full-time workers fell by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate has risen to 6.1%, a figure that is a little above the state average.
53.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.6% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Marengo are accommodation and food services at 21.6%, followed by construction at 13.6% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, while labourers (17.6%) and professionals (16.8%) also account for significant shares of the local 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 Marengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222049/marengo/topic/employment