2.5% ▼ -86.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meringandan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Meringandan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge jump in employment has transformed Meringandan (L) since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work rising by 29 percentage points. This shift has led to a very strong local job market where 71.2% of adults are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 62.0% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This trend is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 2.5%, a huge drop from 18.3% in 2011.
71.2% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in education and training at 14.6% and construction at 13.9%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant 12.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 21.5%, followed by professionals at 17.1%. Clerical and administrative staff, managers, and labourers each make up about 12% 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 Meringandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322079/meringandan/topic/employment