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Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers

Employment status

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1,141 females living in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 were employed, of which 35% worked full-time and 54% part-time.

Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

The two most important measures are:

  • Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
  • Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15

Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'

Labour force status
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Labour force statusNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Total labour force (Participation rate)1,17253.851.71,08054.450.8+91
Not in the labour force87940.442.377138.843.0+107
Labour force status not stated1265.86.01527.76.2-26
Total persons aged 15+2,177100.0100.01,987100.0100.0+189
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Employment status
Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Females in the labour force (Usual residence)20212016Change
Employment statusNumber%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Employed1,14197.496.81,03896.195.0+102
Employed full-time39834.036.337434.736.5+23
Employed part-time61952.850.957753.452.6+42
Employed, away from work12410.69.7878.15.9+37
Unemployed (Unemployment rate)312.63.2413.95.0-11
Looking for full-time work110.91.1111.01.90
Looking for part-time work201.72.0302.93.1-11
Total labour force1,172100.0100.01,080100.0100.0+91
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The size of Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers's female labour force in 2021 was 1,172, of which 619 were employed part-time and 398 were full time workers.

Analysis of the female employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 97.4% of the female labour force was employed, and 2.6% unemployed, compared with 96.8% and 3.2% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the female population in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (53.8%) compared with Mornington Peninsula Shire (51.7%).

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of females employed in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers showed an increase of 103, and the number unemployed showed a decrease of 10. In the same period, the number of females in the labour force showed an increase of 92 or 8.5%.

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