5.2% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merrimac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Merrimac
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Merrimac than in most similar areas. While 65.0% of the adult population is in the labour force, full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 55.5%. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the national figure and higher than most similar areas. However, this is 1.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
65.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
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 for local workers at 16.2%. Retail trade follows at 11.7%, with construction making up 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.5% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.8%.
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 Merrimac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081260/merrimac/topic/employment