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New Mapoon · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in New Mapoon

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A stark gap in employment defines daily life in New Mapoon, where 23.8% of the workforce is unemployed. While many who do have jobs work full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 New Mapoon, Suburb / Locality

Where New Mapoon sits — Unemployment rate

23.8% ▲ +81.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Mapoon — higher than 99% of areas.

New Mapoon23.8%
4876, QLD 13.8%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 46.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles, with 60.2% of the workforce in full-time jobs.

Unemployment rate

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23.8% ▲ +81.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.8% ▼ -26.8%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.2% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 17.5%. Education and training also makes up a large slice of the local economy at 13.6%.

Industries people work in

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In New Mapoon, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 26%, followed by Public administration & safety (20%) and Education & training (15%).

Health care & social assistance 23.3% Public administration & safety 17.5% Education & training 13.6% Construction 10.7% Retail trade 7.8% Administrative & support 6.8% Professional & technical 5.8% Arts & recreation 2.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 26.2%. Clerical and administrative work and labouring both account for 14.6% of local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In New Mapoon, the largest group is Community & personal service at 28%, followed by Clerical & administrative (16%) and Labourers (16%).

Community & personal service 26.2% Clerical & administrative 14.6% Labourers 14.6% Technicians & trades 11.7% Professionals 10.7% Managers 8.7% Sales workers 5.8%

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 New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32131/new-mapoon/topic/employment