7.2% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mackay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A well above average 67.6% of working residents in Mackay are employed full-time. This is significantly higher than the figures for both Queensland and Australia, though the proportion of full-time workers has fallen by 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 7.2% is a little above the state and national figures and is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure at 56.0%.
56.0% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 67.6%
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 18.0%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.3%. Other common industries include retail trade (8.4%), mining (7.8%), and manufacturing (7.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.2%, while labourers and machinery operators make up 12.9% and 10.6% respectively.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021346/mackay/topic/employment