4.3% ▲ +122.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Muchea · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Muchea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up 22.4% of the workforce in Muchea, the largest occupational group in the area. While full-time employment remains common, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas at 61.7%, though this is down 13 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also common at 60.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
61.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 79.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.4%, followed by mining at 12.4%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.7%, and both agriculture and retail trade at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of technicians and trades, 15.5% of workers are machinery operators and drivers. Managers and labourers also make up a large part of the workforce at 13.9% and 12.1% respectively.
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 Muchea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521034/muchea/topic/employment