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Jobs & Industry in Mount Egerton

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A tiny unemployment rate of 1.9% marks Mount Egerton as a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. This is well below the national figure of 5.1%. More people are now working or looking for work than in previous years, with full-time employment rising significantly since 2011.

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📍 Mount Egerton, Urban Centre

Where Mount Egerton sits — Unemployment rate

1.9% ▼ -77.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Egerton — lower than 89% of areas.

Mount Egerton1.9%
3352, VIC 2.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 63.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Full-time employment has grown by 16 percentage points over the last decade, while the unemployment rate fell by 6.3 points to reach its current low.

Unemployment rate

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1.9% ▼ -77.1%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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63.7% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.1% ▲ +35.0%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

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 15.8%, followed by construction at 13.9%. Other notable employers include public administration and safety, where 12% of the workforce is employed.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative positions at 14.6%, as well as machinery operators and drivers at 12.7%.

Occupations people work in

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In Mount Egerton, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Clerical & administrative (16%) and Machinery operators & drivers (14%).

Professionals 23.4% Clerical & administrative 14.6% Machinery operators & drivers 12.7% Technicians & trades 10.8% Community & personal service 8.2% Labourers 8.2% Sales workers 7.6% Managers 6.3%

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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222057/mount-egerton/topic/employment