8.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Maryborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Maryborough than in most similar areas. This is reflected in a low workforce rate of 44.7% and an unemployment rate of 8.3%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure, and the share of full-time employees has fallen by 2.8 points since 2011. Unemployment is also a little above the state average at 8.3%.
44.7% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 Maryborough, accounting for 19.2% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.6%, with construction and education making up 9.2% and 9.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal services at 15.8%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.7%, while professionals, clerical staff, and labourers each make up about 12.6% 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30051/maryborough/topic/employment