3.9% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maudsland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maudsland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Maudsland than across Queensland or Australia. This activity is led by a strong workforce where 76.9% of adults are in the labour force, significantly outstripping the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure at 76.9%. This high level of activity is paired with a 3.9% unemployment rate, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
76.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, accounting for 15.4% of jobs. Construction follows at 13.5%, with retail trade employing 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 15.1%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.9% of occupations.
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 Maudsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31785/maudsland/topic/employment