5.2% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Maryborough Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Maryborough Surrounds, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed. This area has a very low number of adults working or looking for work, and the proportion of full-time employees has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 51.3%, though the unemployment rate of 5.2% has fallen since 2011.
44.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the local workforce at 15.1%, followed by manufacturing at 11.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.4%. Retail trade employs 10% of people, while construction accounts for 6.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split almost evenly across several roles, with labourers (15.5%), managers (15.4%), and technicians and trades (15.3%) being the most common. Community and personal service workers make up 14.3%, and clerical or admin roles account for 9.8%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031017/maryborough-surrounds/topic/employment