4.2% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Maclean
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in the workforce in South Maclean than in most similar areas, with 63.6% of adults working or looking for work. This high level of activity is reflected in a strong full-time employment rate of 61.5%, which is slightly above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This indicates a stable job market where a higher proportion of adults are employed compared to most other areas.
63.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.4% and manufacturing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades workers at 16.7% and clerical or administrative roles at 15.5%. Managers, labourers and professionals also make up significant shares of the local 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 South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/employment