6.2% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Maryborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Maryborough (Vic.) compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.2%.
42.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.0%, followed by manufacturing at 13.9%. Retail trade also makes up a significant share of the local workforce at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers in the area at 17.2%. This is followed by community and personal service roles at 15.9% and technicians and trades at 15.6%.
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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031016/maryborough/topic/employment