6.7% ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Perry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Perry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Mount Perry and the rest of the country in workforce activity, with only 39% of adults working or looking for work. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the typical worker is in full-time employment at 64.8%, the unemployment rate of 6.7% is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
39.0% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer at 25.5%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 22.8%. Construction also makes up a significant share of the workforce at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers are also common, each representing 15.9% 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 Perry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32012/mount-perry/topic/employment