4.6% ▲ +73.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meringandan West · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Meringandan West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in full-time employment has marked the recent shift in Meringandan West, though the area still sees more people working than most. While 63.8% of the workforce is in full-time roles, this is an 11 point fall since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 75.8% of adults active in the labour force, far above the 61.1% national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
75.8% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
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 at 15.5%, followed by construction at 10.8% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 18.8% and professionals at 18.1%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 13.9% 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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/employment