4.3% —
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Isa · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mount Isa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 73% of working people in Mount Isa are in full-time roles, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a strong local job market where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. Since 2016, the number of people in full-time employment has risen by 17 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 68.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This strong participation is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.3%, which has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2016.
68.4% —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 30.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common, making up 20.8% of jobs. Professionals account for 17.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.4%, which is consistent with the area's strong mining presence.
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313009/mount-isa/topic/employment