0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest share of the workforce in Montrose, where 42.9% of workers hold these roles. The area has a small working population, but it is marked by a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, sitting at 42.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Montrose is concentrated in a few areas, with electricity, gas and water services accounting for 14.3% of the local industry.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, the most common roles are managers at 28.6%, followed by machinery operators, drivers and community service workers, who each make up 14.3% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31887/montrose/topic/employment