4.8% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough - Pyrenees · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Maryborough - Pyrenees
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in Maryborough - Pyrenees, which is far below the national figure. This indicates a workforce that is much smaller than in other similar areas, with full-time employment also falling over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment has also dropped to 54.1% since 2011, though the unemployment rate has improved to 4.8%.
47.2% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 15.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.8%) and manufacturing (10.6%) also provide a significant portion of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 15.4% of the workforce, slightly edging out managers at 15.3%. Labourers (14.6%) and community and personal service workers (13.3%) are also common roles here.
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 - Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20103/maryborough-pyrenees/topic/employment