15.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mission River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mission River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Mission River and the rest of the country, with far fewer adults working or looking for work. Only 23.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This sparsity of employment is paired with a very high unemployment rate of 15.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of Queensland. For those who do have jobs, 56.9% are employed full-time, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
23.1% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and public administration and safety are the biggest employers, each accounting for 19.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.4% and education and training at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.6%, while professionals account for 12.4% 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 Mission River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31864/mission-river/topic/employment