4.8% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Minlaton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Minlaton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Minlaton, where 20.4% of employees work in this sector. The local workforce has shrunk significantly over the last decade, with far fewer adults now working or looking for work than in the past.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen, with 45.5% of people working full-time compared to 58.9% across Australia.
41.0% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After retail, the most common industries are health care and social assistance at 12.2%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 14.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.7% and sales workers at 13.3%.
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 Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421026/minlaton/topic/employment