5.4% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mapleton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mapleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mapleton than in most similar areas. Only 42.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This means a smaller proportion of the local population is employed compared to other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 41.7%. While the unemployment rate of 5.4% is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, it is higher than in most similar areas.
42.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.7% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 workers in Mapleton at 18.5%, followed by education and training at 10.8% and accommodation and food services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.3%, while managers make up 15.9% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades people account for 13.5% of workers.
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 Mapleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31757/mapleton/topic/employment