3.4% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mirani · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mirani
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Mirani are working or looking for work than in 2011, with the rate falling 5.4 percentage points to 53.4%. Despite this, the town has a very strong full-time employment rate of 65.8%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Full-time work is common here, though the share of full-time employees fell slightly from 66.7% in 2011 to 65.8%.
53.4% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Mirani at 15.8%, followed by education and training at 13.6%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.3%, with machinery operators and drivers close behind at 20.4%. Professionals represent 16.0% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mirani
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mirani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315064/mirani/topic/employment