The main occupation categories for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Larcom are:

23.0% - Community and personal service workers
21.6% - Technicians and trades workers
18.9% - Machinery Operators
8.1% - Professionals
6.8% - Managers
4.1% - Clerical and Administrative workers

Most occupational categories have seen some change, in 2021 Community and personal service made up 23 per cent (17 people) of the workforce compared to 12.6 per cent (11 people) of the workforce in 2016, a 54.5 per cent increase.

The number of people working as machinery operators also increased by three people, making up 18.9 per cent of the workforce in 2021 compared to 12.6 per cent in 2016.

The number of clerical and administrative workers stayed static between 2016 and 2021, with three people in the workforce for this occupational category.

The largest decrease was seen amongst professionals, making up 20.7 per cent (18 people) of the work force in 2016, which reduced to 8.1 per cent (six people) of the workforce in 2021, a reduction of 66.6 per cent.

Between 2016 and 2021, there are 17 less people working full time, a decrease of 16.6 per cent, and a slight decrease of people working part time of 2.2 per cent or one person.

The number of unemployed people has fallen by 61 per cent which equates to 11 people. The largest change has been in those that have not stated their labor force which has seen a 128 per cent increase, or 18 people.

The top five occupational categories of employment in 2021 were community and personal service workers (23 per cent), technicians and trades workers (21.6 per cent), machinery operators (18.9 per cent), followed by labourers and professionals (8.1 per cent), managers (6.8 per cent) and clerical and administrative workers (4.1 per cent).

In 2016, the top five occupational categories of employment were machinery operators and drivers, labourers, technicians and trade workers, professionals and sales workers.

The top five industries of employment in 2021 were manufacturing, transport, postal and warehousing, construction, and three with equal results retail trade, accommodation and food services and public administration and safety.

The top five industries of employment in 2016 were manufacturing, construction, accommodation and food services, transport, postal and warehousing, and rental, hiring and real estate services.

The wholesale trade industry experienced the highest growth at 200 per cent over the five year Census period, with mining, electricity, gas, water and waste services, and rental hiring and real estate services and professional, scientific and technical services all experiencing a 100 per cent decline with no residents working in these fields in 2021.

The percentage of the workforce that works over 35 hours has remained static between 2016 and 2021 at 60 per cent and 60.1 per cent.

Just over 90 per cent of workers travel to their place of work by car, either as driver or passenger.

Considerations:

• Sixty per cent of the employed community work over 35 hours per week and therefore may need access to services either outside working hours or on weekends.

Source: ABS Census 2021