3.5% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maroondan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maroondan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Maroondan compared to the rest of the country. Only 39% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which is also much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 49.5%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.5%.
39.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.6%. Other common industries include education and training (10.3%), construction (8.4%), transport and warehousing (8.4%), and mining (7.5%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, followed by managers at 17.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 15%. Professionals and technicians or trades workers each make up about 12% to 13% 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 Maroondan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31774/maroondan/topic/employment