3.8% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Malanda - Yungaburra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Malanda - Yungaburra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Malanda - Yungaburra compared to most similar areas. Only 54.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Despite this, the area maintains a low unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 3.3 points since 2011 to reach 54.2%, which is much lower than most areas.
54.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, with professionals following closely at 17.9%. Technicians and trades workers account for 14.1% of the local workforce.
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 Malanda - Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051169/malanda-yungaburra/topic/employment