3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maison Dieu · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are now working or looking for work in Maison Dieu compared to previous years. This workforce is notably active, with 64.5% of adults employed or seeking a job, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Maison Dieu are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, at 64.5%. Full-time employment is well above the New South Wales figure, while the 3.4% unemployment rate is a little below the national average.
3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.5% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer at 19.3%, followed by administrative and support services at 13.3% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.0%. Education and training accounts for 8.4% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are machinery operators and drivers, and technicians and trades make up 20.5%. Managers represent 12.0% of the local workforce, while professionals and clerical staff both sit at 10.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Maison Dieu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12457/maison-dieu/topic/employment