14.9% ▲ +470.3%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macleay Island · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Macleay Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers on Macleay Island. The area has seen a sharp decline in employment since 2011, with only 30.6% of adults now working or looking for work. This represents a significant shift toward a less active workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 30.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 32 points since 2011 to 39.4%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 14.9%, well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
30.6% ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
39.4% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is mostly employed in health care and social assistance (16.0%), followed by construction (11.9%) and retail trade (8.8%). Other notable sectors include education and training at 7.5% and accommodation and food services at 6.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 17.7%. This is followed closely by professionals at 17.5% and community and personal service workers at 14.5%.
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 Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315055/macleay-island/topic/employment