0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A staggering 91.8% of employed residents in Mount Stuart work full-time, though this is within a small overall workforce. While very few adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed enjoy a level of job security far above the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, far lower than both Queensland and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
91.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety dominates the local economy, accounting for 91.8% of the industries people work in.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are in community and personal service roles, while professionals make up 10.2% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32024/mount-stuart/topic/employment