2.1% ▲ +71.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middlemount · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Middlemount
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working full-time in Middlemount than in most similar areas, with 72.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. While many residents hold stable jobs, the total number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is only 2.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.9%, a figure well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
52.9% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.7%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 52.5% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 7.1% and construction at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 18.8% and professionals at 13.6%.
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 Middlemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31825/middlemount/topic/employment