4.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mackay · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mackay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in Mackay than in most other areas, with 64.8% of the population in steady roles. This strong employment pattern shapes daily life here, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011, it now sits at 4.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
61.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 64.8%
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 15.3%. Mining follows at 9.8%, with retail trade and construction also making up significant parts of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common jobs here at 19.5%. Other major roles include professionals at 16.4% and community and personal service workers at 11.4%.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30047/mackay/topic/employment