2.4% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Little Mulgrave · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Little Mulgrave
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Little Mulgrave compared to the rest of the country. Only 55.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a distinct employment profile for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Queensland average, with only 47.2% of people working full-time. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.4%, which is lower than most similar areas.
55.9% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 13.0% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.5%, while managers and clerical workers follow at 14.6% and 13.8%.
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 Little Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31668/little-mulgrave/topic/employment