37.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mona Mona · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 24 percentage points separates Mona Mona from both the state and national figures for people working or looking for work. Only 37.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is among the lowest rates seen in similar areas. This makes the local workforce significantly smaller than the usual Queensland or Australian average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 37.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Queensland rate of 61.6% and the national figure of 61.1%.
37.5% —
Lower than 93% 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 60%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 60%, ahead of Labourers (60%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mona Mona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31875/mona-mona/topic/employment