14.9% ▲ +327.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marble Bar · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Marble Bar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of the workforce in Marble Bar is employed in education and training. The town sees a high proportion of full-time roles, though fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen 11 points since 2011 to 64.4%, which is well above the national figure. However, unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 14.9%, a significant jump from 3.5% in 2011.
49.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 27.1%, followed by public administration and safety at 23.7%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.5%, and health care and accommodation at 6.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 30.5% of the local workforce. Labourers account for 15.3%, while managers and machinery operators each represent 10.2% of the total.
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 Marble Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522044/marble-bar/topic/employment