7.2% ▲ +220.6%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mareeba · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mareeba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of adults working or looking for work defines the recent shift in Mareeba, where that figure fell 28 points since 2011. While 62% of the workforce is in full-time employment, the local unemployment rate has risen to 7.2%. This is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62%, though this is 11 points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure, sitting at 51%.
51.0% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 15%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Retail trade accounts for 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and technicians and trades at 13.3%.
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314016/mareeba/topic/employment