4.7% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Larcom · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Larcom
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mount Larcom compared to other areas, with only 55.4% in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The local economy relies heavily on blue-collar roles, particularly in manufacturing and transport.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the Queensland figure. While 57.3% of the workforce are employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most similar areas.
55.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Mount Larcom at 14.7%, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.2% and construction at 10.5%. Retail and food services each make up 7.7% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are machinery operators and drivers at 16.8% and labourers at 16.1%. Other significant roles include community and personal service workers at 14.7% and technicians and trades at 13.3%.
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 Larcom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31981/mount-larcom/topic/employment