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Mount Isa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Mount Isa Surrounds

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time work is much more common in Mount Isa Surrounds than in the rest of the country, with 73.4% of the workforce in permanent roles. This creates a stable employment landscape where the unemployment rate is low at 3.8%, which is lower than both the state and national figures.

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📍 Mount Isa Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mount Isa Surrounds sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% ▼ -17.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Isa Surrounds — lower than 72% of areas.

Mount Isa Surrounds3.8%
4825 crosses QLD/NT 4.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure a little above the national average. While full-time employment remains very high compared to Queensland, it has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.0% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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73.4% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Mining is the biggest employer at 24%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.2%. Other significant industries include transport, warehousing and construction, which both account for 7.4% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is heavily skewed toward hands-on roles, with technicians and trades making up 19.6% of jobs. Machinery operators and drivers (17.5%) and labourers (16%) also represent large portions of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Mount Isa Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Machinery operators & drivers (18%), with Labourers at 16%.

Technicians & trades 19.6% Machinery operators & drivers 17.5% Labourers 16.0% Managers 13.2% Professionals 11.1% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Community & personal service 6.7% Sales workers 3.9%

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 Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/topic/employment