2.8% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Kelly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Kelly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Kelly than the national figure. With 73.6% of adults in the workforce, the area sees much stronger employment levels than most similar places. This is driven by a very high rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national and state figures at 69.3%. This strength is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 5.4%.
73.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.3% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 37.5% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 8.0% and mining at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 22.2%. Clerical roles and machinery operators both account for 16.5%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 14.2% of the workforce.
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 Kelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31978/mount-kelly/topic/employment