4.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Egerton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Egerton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Mount Egerton, where 14.2% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a high rate of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Full-time employment sits at 57.5%, which is a little below the national level, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%.
66.1% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.2%, and public administration and safety at 9.4%. Transport, warehousing, and education each employ 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades, as well as clerical and administrative roles, which both account for 15.6% of occupations.
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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21792/mount-egerton/topic/employment