4.1% ▼ -38.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mountain Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mountain Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults are active in the workforce in Mountain Creek, though fewer hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the country. While 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the rate of full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, full-time employment at 53.7% is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the state average.
70.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 17.9%. Other major employers include retail trade at 11.6%, construction at 11.4%, and accommodation and food services at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.0% 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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32041/mountain-creek/topic/employment