5.8% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Majors Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Majors Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is far more common in Majors Creek than in the rest of the country. While 72.1% of workers hold full-time roles, a smaller portion of the adult population is actually working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are likely to have stable hours, though the 5.8% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.9% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 25.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include transport and warehousing at 11%, and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Technicians and trades people follow at 15.6%, while clerical staff and machinery operators both account for 12.3% of jobs.
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 Majors Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31736/majors-creek/topic/employment