9.8% ▲ +126.8%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maryborough · Urban Area
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 compared to the rest of the state. This gap is stark, with only 44.1% of adults in the workforce and an unemployment rate of 9.8% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 21 points since 2011 to 55.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure. This decline is reflected in the unemployment rate, which rose 5.5 points since 2011 to reach 9.8%.
44.1% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 97% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 19.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 16.7%, while technicians and trades make up 14.8% 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/sua/3012/maryborough/topic/employment