13.2% ▲ +345.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maryvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Maryvale compared to most similar areas. Only 42.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This stands in contrast to a very high unemployment rate of 13.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with 55.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
42.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers here at 23%. Other significant employers include accommodation and food services and education and training, each accounting for 12.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Professionals follow closely at 18%, while managers and technicians and trades represent 16.4% and 14.8% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31782/maryvale/topic/employment