26.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Maria · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Maria
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Maria compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.9% of adults are in the workforce, which is 20 points below the national figure. This is paired with a very high unemployment rate of 26.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate here is 26.5%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than usual, with only 42.9% of the population working full-time.
40.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in education and training at 15.9% and retail trade at 12.7%. Agriculture, mining, and construction each account for 11.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the biggest group of workers at 20.6%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each represent 14.3% of the local 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 Maria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31990/mount-maria/topic/employment