3.8% ▼ -39.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mallabula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mallabula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults in Mallabula are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of employment shapes the local economy, though those who do have jobs face an unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is a little below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 58.7%. Similarly, full-time employment at 49.9% is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
49.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are health care and social assistance at 18.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and construction at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.5%, while labourers account for 16.9% and community and personal service workers make up 14.8% of the workforce.
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 Mallabula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12465/mallabula/topic/employment