7.9% ▲ +168.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maryborough West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Maryborough West than in most similar areas. Just over half the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 7.9% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also low at 52.3%, sitting well below the national figure of 58.9%.
52.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 20.5%, followed by manufacturing and construction, which each employ 12.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most typical occupation at 17.2%, while technicians, trades, community services, and labourers each make up about 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 Maryborough West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31779/maryborough-west/topic/employment