5.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Maleny
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in North Maleny are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This means a much smaller proportion of the local population is active in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also very low at 41.5%, while the unemployment rate is 5.3%, about the same as the rest of Australia.
46.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.5% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 41.5%
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 for local workers at 19.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.4%, with managers making up another 18.3% of the workforce.
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32182/north-maleny/topic/employment