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Jobs & Industry in Masig Island

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far lower percentage of adults are working or looking for work on Masig Island compared to the rest of the country. While those who are employed often work full-time, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 15.0%, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Masig Island, Suburb / Locality

Where Masig Island sits — Unemployment rate

15.0% ▲ +15.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Masig Island — higher than 97% of areas.

Masig Island15.0%
4875, QLD 7.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 32.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. For those in the workforce, 62.7% are employed full-time, which is well above the national average of 58.9%.

Unemployment rate

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15.0% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.6% ▼ -54.9%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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62.7% ▲ +42.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the main employer for 39.2% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 21.6% and health care and social assistance at 15.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Masig Island, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 42%, followed by Education & training (23%) and Health care & social assistance (17%).

Public administration & safety 39.2% Education & training 21.6% Health care & social assistance 15.7% Accommodation & food 9.8% Transport & warehousing 7.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One third of workers are in community and personal service roles, while 23.5% are professionals and 17.6% work as labourers.

Occupations people work in

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In Masig Island, the largest group is Community & personal service at 36%, followed by Professionals (26%) and Labourers (19%).

Community & personal service 33.3% Professionals 23.5% Labourers 17.6% Managers 5.9% Clerical & administrative 5.9% Sales workers 5.9%

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 Masig Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31783/masig-island/topic/employment