3.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mandalay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mandalay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 23% of workers in Mandalay are employed in accommodation and food services, the biggest industry for the area. While unemployment is a little below the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 52.9%.
57.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by accommodation and food (22.9%) and construction (14.3%), followed by health care and social assistance at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 19.3% of the local workforce, while labourers account for 15.7% and sales workers 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 Mandalay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31746/mandalay/topic/employment