12.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mulgildie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mulgildie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Mulgildie have shifted since 2011, with a small working population now facing a high unemployment rate. While few adults are working or looking for work, those who are employed tend to be in full-time roles at a much higher rate than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This small workforce faces a high unemployment rate of 12.9%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
51.2% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 40.0% of workers, followed by education and training at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 31.7% of the local workforce, while labourers account for a quarter of all jobs.
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 Mulgildie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32057/mulgildie/topic/employment