5.8% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mareeba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mareeba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 5.8% than most similar areas marks the local job market in Mareeba. While more people here work full-time compared to the national average, far fewer adults are working or looking for work overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles, at 62.0% compared to 58.9% across Australia.
54.6% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Mareeba, accounting for 16.3% of jobs. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.2%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and managers each make up around 12% of the workforce.
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31763/mareeba/topic/employment