0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mullett Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mullett Creek compared to most similar areas. While only 51.0% of adults are in the labour force, the area has a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.2%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a total workforce participation rate that is far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.8% of the workforce. Education and training also play a notable role, accounting for 12.5% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 37.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 25.0%. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers each make up 12.5% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mullett Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32060/mullett-creek/topic/employment