4.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Molar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Molar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for one third of workers in Mount Molar. This is a highly active working area where 72.7% of adults are employed or seeking work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Most residents here hold stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure far above the Queensland average of 59%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the state's 5.4%.
72.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural work dominates the local economy at 33.3%, followed by transport and warehousing at 9.7% and retail trade at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%, while technicians and trades people account for 20.8% 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 Molar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31999/mount-molar/topic/employment