6.2% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mothar Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mothar Mountain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Mothar Mountain, where 13.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Overall, the local job market is smaller and more varied than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults (55.3%) are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also far below the state average at 49%, while the unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most areas.
55.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the largest employer at 13.1%, followed closely by construction at 12.2% and manufacturing at 11.8%. Health care and social assistance employ 11.4% of the workforce, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 14.3%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers each represent 13.5% of the local workforce, with community and personal service workers following at 13.1%.
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 Mothar Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31931/mothar-mountain/topic/employment