2.6% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Cotton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Cotton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 78.3% of adults in Mount Cotton are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a very active local workforce where full-time employment is common and unemployment is low. It is a productive hub where a high proportion of the population is engaged in the economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 17 points above the Queensland and national figures. Full-time work is more common here than in most places, while the 2.6% unemployment rate is a little below the state and national levels.
78.3% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 79.0%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 12.4%, and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.9%, and managers at 15.6%.
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 Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31952/mount-cotton/topic/employment