8.1% ▲ +237.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Molloy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Molloy
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 Molloy than in most similar areas. This shift is highlighted by an unemployment rate of 8.1%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Much lower rates of full-time employment also mark the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 47.5%, while the unemployment rate of 8.1% is a little above the state average.
48.1% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in health care and social assistance (15.2%) and education and training (14.1%). Accommodation and food services make up 12.1% of jobs, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 18.2%. Managers and community and personal service workers both make up 16.2% of the workforce, while professionals account for 15.2%.
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 Molloy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32000/mount-molloy/topic/employment