Macalister · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Macalister

Name: Jobs & Industry in Macalister — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Macalister, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in these roles. This area sees a higher share of full-time workers than most other similar places, though the number of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011.

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📍 Macalister, State Electorate

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 60.6%, but this is down 5.5 points from 2011. The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health and social assistance, construction is a major employer at 13.2%. Retail trade follows at 10.3%, with manufacturing and education and training also making up significant shares of the local workforce.

Industries people work in

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Macalister splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (15%) and Construction (14%), with Retail trade at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 13.8% Construction 13.2% Retail trade 10.3% Manufacturing 9.3% Education & training 7.7% Transport & warehousing 5.7% Accommodation & food 5.7% Public administration & safety 5.0% Professional & technical 4.3% Other services 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the largest occupational group at 15.9%. This is followed by professionals, clerical and administrative staff, and labourers, who each make up around 13% to 14% of those employed.

Occupations people work in

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Macalister splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Professionals (14%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Technicians & trades 15.9% Professionals 14.1% Clerical & administrative 14.0% Labourers 13.0% Community & personal service 12.3% Managers 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 9.4% Sales workers 9.0%

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 Macalister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30046/macalister/topic/employment

Macalister	6.4%
Greater Brisbane	5.5%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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