0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middlebrook · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of full-time workers than the national figure marks the workforce in Middlebrook. While about 59% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is unusually low at 44.8%. Despite this, the area has a striking 0% unemployment rate, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 44.8%. However, the area is doing well for those seeking work, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
59.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 34.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 27.6%. Retail trade accounts for 17.2% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and clerical and administrative roles, both at 20.7%. Sales workers make up 17.2%, while professionals and labourers each account for 13.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Middlebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31824/middlebrook/topic/employment