3.2% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marian · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Marian
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 71.3% of adults in Marian are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This represents a significant shift for the area, with the number of people in the workforce rising 21 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with a typical 65.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This trend is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the national average.
71.3% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by mining, where 18.4% of people work, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technical roles are the most common jobs in Marian at 26.1%, with machinery operators and drivers making up another 14.0% 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 Marian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315058/marian/topic/employment