4.2% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitchelton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mitchelton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Mitchelton are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While the share of full-time workers has dropped since 2011, the area maintains a strong employment rate and an unemployment rate of 4.2% that is lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 69.9% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the national mark of 61.1%. Full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.1%, though this is 5.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
69.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.9%, followed closely by public administration and safety at 14.0%. Professional and technical services account for 11.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Managers follow at 15.1%, while 13.4% of the local workforce hold clerical and administrative roles.
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 Mitchelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041101/mitchelton/topic/employment