3.8% ▲ +113.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myrniong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Myrniong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 12% more adults in Myrniong are working or looking for work than they were in 2011. This has pushed the local employment rate to 72.9%, which is far above the national figure. Most of these residents are in steady work, with 59.7% employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the highest of similar areas, sitting at 72.9%. Unemployment is low at 3.8%, which is a little below the Victoria and Australia figures.
72.9% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 18.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.1% and education and training at 14.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the local workforce are technicians and tradespeople, while 14.5% work as machinery operators and drivers.
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 Myrniong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222061/myrniong/topic/employment