7.2% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mackay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Mackay. While 67.6% of workers are in full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than the national figure. This creates a sharp contrast between those in secure full-time work and those struggling to find jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work here compared to most areas, at 56.0%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and the unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 7.2%.
56.0% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 67.6%
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 18.0%. Other major employers include accommodation and food services at 11.3%, retail trade at 8.4%, and mining at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 18.1%. Community and personal service workers represent 13.2% of the workforce, while labourers account for 12.9%.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31724/mackay/topic/employment