10.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Charlton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 10.7% is among the highest for similar areas in Mount Charlton. While many people here work full-time, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be full-time (62.5%) than people in most other areas.
55.1% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in primary industries, with 31.9% working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 13.9% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group at 27.8%, followed closely by managers at 26.4%.
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 Mount Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31947/mount-charlton/topic/employment