2.8% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marybrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marybrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 56.8% of adults in Marybrook are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low rate of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce, though those who do have jobs face a low unemployment rate of 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national figures, sitting at 50.9%.
56.8% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services at 20.4%, followed by construction at 18.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Technicians and trades follow at 21.3%, while labourers account for 16.7% 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 Marybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50913/marybrook/topic/employment