7.1% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McIlwraith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McIlwraith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in McIlwraith compared to the rest of the country. Only half of the adult population is in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure. This gap is mirrored by a low rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50% of adults are working or looking for work, far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also very low at 46.2%, while the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the national average.
50.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 24.4%. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 15.4%, followed by mining and construction, which both account for 10.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.4%. Managers, clerical and administrative staff, and labourers each make up 14.1% 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 McIlwraith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31792/mcilwraith/topic/employment