0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Surprise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Surprise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in Mount Surprise is employed in accommodation and food services, making it the town's largest industry. While the typical worker is employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the area has a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below both the state and national figures.
45.2% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across a few key sectors, with 19.2% of people working in both agriculture, forestry and fishing, and public administration and safety. Construction also makes up a significant share at 15.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and labourers, who each make up 23.1% of occupations. Community and personal service workers account for another 15.4% 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 Surprise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32026/mount-surprise/topic/employment