10.1% ▲ +179.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meldale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Meldale
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 Meldale compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This smaller workforce is combined with a high unemployment rate of 10.1%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.1%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%. This contributes to an unemployment rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
47.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers, accounting for 22.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 10.9% and accommodation and food services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are technicians and tradespeople, making it the most common occupation. Labourers make up 17.4% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 12.0%.
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 Meldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31800/meldale/topic/employment