4.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maidenwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maidenwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Maidenwell than in most other areas, with only 37.8% working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While unemployment is 4.1%, which is a little below the Queensland rate, full-time work is also much less common here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland average of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 50.0%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
37.8% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are agriculture, forestry and fishing at 21.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation. Labourers make up 18.6% of the workforce, while professionals account for 14.3%.
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 Maidenwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31734/maidenwell/topic/employment