57.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Melrose than in most similar areas. Only 57.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well below both the Queensland and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 57.7% of adults here are working or looking for work. This is lower than most other areas, falling 3.9 percentage points below the Queensland figure and 3.4 percentage points below the national average.
57.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 40%, ahead of Accommodation & food (40%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 0%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31801/melrose/topic/employment