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Maryborough Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Maryborough Surrounds - South

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

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Maryborough Surrounds - South than in most similar areas. Only 40.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 8.6%.

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📍 Maryborough Surrounds - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maryborough Surrounds - South sits — Unemployment rate

8.6% ▼ -6.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maryborough Surrounds - South — higher than 90% of areas.

Maryborough Surrounds - South8.6%
4650, QLD 9.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the Australian figure at 54.7%, and this has fallen since 2011. This low level of activity is matched by an unemployment rate of 8.6%, which is among the highest for areas of this type.

Unemployment rate

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8.6% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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40.1% ▼ -14.7%

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

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

Employed full-time

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54.7% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 14.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.7%. Other major sectors include construction at 10.5% and manufacturing at 7.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common roles are technicians and trades at 15.7% and labourers at 15.1%. Managers make up 13.5% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Maryborough Surrounds - South splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Labourers (16%), with Managers at 14%.

Technicians & trades 15.7% Labourers 15.1% Managers 13.5% Community & personal service 12.8% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Professionals 11.0% Machinery operators & drivers 10.8% Sales workers 6.7%

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 Maryborough Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319051525/maryborough-surrounds-south/topic/employment