5.7% ▲ +243.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myponga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Myponga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual 62.2% of adults in Myponga are working or looking for work, though full-time roles have become less common. While more people are active in the workforce than in 2011, the unemployment rate has also risen to 5.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most similar areas. However, full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 53.0%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
62.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9% and retail trade at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers (18.3%) and technicians and trades (16.8%) are the most common roles, while 15.3% of workers provide community and personal services.
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 Myponga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422035/myponga/topic/employment