4.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maroon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maroon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Maroon than in most other areas, with only 55.4% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The local economy is heavily rooted in primary production and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 44.8% of people in this category. While the overall workforce is small, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is a little below the Queensland average.
55.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 44.8%
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 32.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include wholesale trade and education and training, each accounting for 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.8%. Clerical and administrative roles and labourers follow, each representing 16.4% of the local 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 Maroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31773/maroon/topic/employment