4.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mackenzie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mackenzie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of adults are working or looking for work in Mackenzie compared to similar areas. While 76.6% of adults are in the labour force, the typical work pattern aligns with the rest of the country, with 59% of residents employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland average.
76.6% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 locals at 16.6%, followed by education and training at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are common here, making up 31.7% of jobs, while managers account for another 16.8% of the 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 Mackenzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31726/mackenzie/topic/employment