5.9% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lake Macdonald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Lake Macdonald than in most similar areas. Just 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, and full-time employment is well below the national figure. This makes the local job market smaller and less stable than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.4% of residents have full-time jobs, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
56.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed closely by construction at 13.2%. Retail trade, professional services, and education also make up significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common worker type at 19.4%. Managers follow at 15.3%, while technicians, trades, and clerical staff each make up 13.8% 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 Lake Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/employment