5.9% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mt Gravatt · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Mt Gravatt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 31% of workers in Mt Gravatt are professionals, making it the most common occupation in the area. This local workforce is highly active, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.9%, and the share of full-time jobs has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
65.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 15.8%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and professional and technical services at 9.5%. Retail trade and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group at 30.5%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13%. Other common jobs include managers at 12.1% and technicians and tradespeople at 10.6%.
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 Mt Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30303/mt-gravatt/topic/employment