1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Rascal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Rascal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Mount Rascal than in most similar areas. This strong employment trend is highlighted by a very low unemployment rate of 1.8%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75% of adults are in the labour force, far above the 61% national average. Full-time employment is also common here, with 63.8% of people working full-time, well above the Queensland figure of 59%.
74.8% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for residents at 17%, followed by education and training at 16.1% and health care and social assistance at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 26.1%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 18.3% 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 Rascal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32017/mount-rascal/topic/employment