4.2% ▼ -58.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Ossa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Ossa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Mount Ossa, where 64.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, reflecting a local economy driven by steady, permanent employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, slightly lower than the state average.
59.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 23.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 11.9% and accommodation and food services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or tradespeople are the most common roles, each making up 18.6% of workers. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 13.6%.
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 Ossa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32010/mount-ossa/topic/employment