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Jobs & Industry in Mount Isa City

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A shift in the local economy is evident in Mount Isa City, where the job market now sees a very high proportion of full-time work. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, the unemployment rate has dropped to 0.0%. This creates a stark contrast with the national figure.

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📍 Mount Isa City, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Isa City sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Isa City — lower than 99% of areas.

Mount Isa City0.0%
4825 crosses QLD/NT 4.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 71.4%, far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is 53.8%, which is well below the state average.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.8% ▼ -36.4%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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71.4% ▼ -7.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety as well as education and training are the biggest employers, each making up 19.0% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 13.1%, while mining accounts for 9.5% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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Mount Isa City splits fairly evenly between Public administration & safety (23%) and Education & training (23%), with Accommodation & food at 16%.

Public administration & safety 19.0% Education & training 19.0% Accommodation & food 13.1% Health care & social assistance 10.7% Mining 9.5% Construction 6.0% Retail trade 6.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 26.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 8.3% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Mount Isa City, the largest group is Professionals at 35%, followed by Community & personal service (29%) and Clerical & administrative (9%).

Professionals 32.1% Community & personal service 26.2% Clerical & administrative 8.3% Machinery operators & drivers 7.1% Managers 6.0% Labourers 4.8% Technicians & trades 3.6% Sales workers 3.6%

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 Isa City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31975/mount-isa-city/topic/employment