0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Fox · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of working adults define the workforce in Mount Fox, with only 51.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. While few people are employed, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.4% of residents are employed full-time, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This low level of workforce activity is much lower than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by construction, education, and public safety at 10.5% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 23.7%, followed by labourers at 18.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.8% of the local workforce, while technicians and trades account for 13.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31962/mount-fox/topic/employment