10.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Martyville · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10% marks Martyville as one of the most challenged areas for finding work among similar places. While about 57% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This gap is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is 10.0% — well above both the state and national averages.
10.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 23.4% of people. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 17%, and education and training at 12.8%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.3%. Clerical and administrative staff and machinery operators and drivers are also common, each accounting for 17% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Martyville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31777/martyville/topic/employment