5.5% ▼ -65.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maleny · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Maleny
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Maleny than in most similar areas. While the number of people in the workforce rose since 2011, only 41.6% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This suggests a local economy with many part-time roles or a high number of retirees.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 42.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland average. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen significantly from 15.7% in 2011.
42.3% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.6% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.1%, followed by education and training at 12.0%. Retail trade also makes up a large slice of the local workforce at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.3%, and managers and technicians and trades both at 12.9%.
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315057/maleny/topic/employment