5.5% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mansfield · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mansfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines Mansfield, where 66.4% of people are employed or looking for work. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While more adults are active in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, while the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.4% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Mansfield at 16.0%. Other common industries include education and training at 10.8%, and professional and technical services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.4%, with managers accounting for 12.9% of the local 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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30049/mansfield/topic/employment