5.8% ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mullaquana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mullaquana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common for those employed in Mullaquana, with 62.8% of the population in full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, though a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
55.4% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for residents at 21.7%, followed by Manufacturing at 15.5% and Health care and social assistance at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, while 14% are machinery operators and drivers and 13.2% work as managers.
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 Mullaquana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40970/mullaquana/topic/employment