5.2% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mons · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mons
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Mons than in most similar areas, with 67.5% of the adult population active in the labour force. While employment is high, a smaller proportion of the local workforce is in full-time roles compared to the rest of the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is only 50.9%, well below the 59% seen across Queensland. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
67.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Mons, accounting for 22.5% of jobs. Other common industries include construction at 12.4% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%, followed by managers at 18.4%. Community and personal service workers, clerical staff, and technicians and trades each account for around 11% of the workforce.
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 Mons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31883/mons/topic/employment