0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Surround · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Surround
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local workforce in Mount Surround, where almost everyone who can work has a job. This tiny community sees a far higher proportion of full-time employment than the rest of the state, with 78.6% of workers in permanent full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.0% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and the typical worker is much more likely to be employed full-time than people in other parts of Australia.
67.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 27.1% of the workforce. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance each employ 12.9% of residents, followed by wholesale trade and education at 7.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%, followed closely by labourers at 24.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 18.6% of the local workforce, while machinery operators and drivers make up 17.1%.
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 Surround [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32027/mount-surround/topic/employment