0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maryland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Maryland (Tenterfield - NSW) have shifted since 2011, with the area now defined by a very small workforce. Only half of the adults are working or looking for work, and the typical resident is far more likely to work in agriculture than in most other Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is much lower than the state average at 43.2%, the unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 0.0%.
50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.2% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 48.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 10.8%, followed by manufacturing, transport, and food services at 8.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%. This is followed by technicians, tradespeople and labourers, who each account for 16.2% of the local 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 Maryland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12525/maryland/topic/employment