2.1% ▼ -63.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mundubbera · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mundubbera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Mundubbera than in most similar areas. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state, the unemployment rate is very low at just 2.1%. This creates a stable local workforce where the vast majority of employed residents hold full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, at 68.9%, which is far above the Australian average.
58.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 7.1% and health care and social assistance at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 45.6%, which is consistent with the high number of people working in agriculture. Managers account for 11.6% of roles, while technicians and tradespeople make up 8.9%.
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 Mundubbera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32068/mundubbera/topic/employment