14.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macleay Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macleay Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of residents are working or looking for work on Macleay Island than in other similar areas. Only 30.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a unique employment landscape where fewer people hold traditional full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 14.9%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also very low at 39.4%, falling far below the Queensland rate of 59.0%.
30.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.4% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
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 16.0%. Construction follows at 11.9%, while retail trade accounts for 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 17.7% of the workforce, slightly edging out professionals at 17.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.5%.
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 Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31731/macleay-island/topic/employment