3.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mena Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Mena Creek are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the area's largest industry. While unemployment is a little below the national figure at 3.3%, a much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 57.0% are in full-time roles, a little below the Queensland average of 59.0%.
54.8% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 19.8% working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Retail trade and education and training both follow at 11.6%, while construction accounts for 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.4%. Managers, sales workers, and machinery operators and drivers are equally represented at 15.1% each, while technicians and trades make up 14.0% of roles.
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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/employment