0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Murchison · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Murchison
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high proportion of workers hold full-time roles in Mount Murchison, which stands out compared to most similar areas. While 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, there is currently no unemployment in the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.7%. This is higher than most areas, with an unemployment rate of 0.0% which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
60.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly across several sectors, with mining and retail trade both accounting for 13.6% of jobs. Agriculture, electricity, gas and water, and education and training each make up 10.2% of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians and trades workers are the most common roles, each representing 18.6% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.3%, with machinery operators and drivers at 11.9%.
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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32006/mount-murchison/topic/employment