5.7% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Mackay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure in North Mackay, where 64.5% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This strong level of stable work exists alongside an unemployment rate of 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work—slightly below the Queensland figure—those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time positions than in other areas.
59.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
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 here at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.0% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area has a strong presence of skilled manual work, with technicians and trades making up 20.4% of jobs, while professionals account for 15.7%.
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 North Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32179/north-mackay/topic/employment