3.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Mackay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift towards full-time work has defined West Mackay, where 66% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. The area has a steady job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure, full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas.
59.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 66.0%
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 17.4%, followed by mining at 9.7% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%, closely followed by professionals at 19.5%.
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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33038/west-mackay/topic/employment