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Jobs & Industry in Mount Morgan

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A struggling job market defines daily life in Mount Morgan, where the unemployment rate has risen to 14.9%. This is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Only 32.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011.

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📍 Mount Morgan, Urban Centre

Where Mount Morgan sits — Unemployment rate

14.9% ▲ +93.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Morgan — higher than 91% of areas.

Mount Morgan14.9%
4714, QLD 14.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure, falling 23 points since 2011. Full-time employment has also dropped, with 53.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well below the national average.

Unemployment rate

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14.9% ▲ +93.6%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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32.8% ▼ -41.4%

Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.3% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

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 20.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.9%. Other common industries include public administration and safety, education, and mining.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Mount Morgan — Health care & social assistance leads at 21%, ahead of Retail trade (12%) and Public administration & safety (9%).

Health care & social assistance 20.1% Retail trade 10.9% Public administration & safety 8.9% Education & training 8.5% Mining 6.7% Accommodation & food 6.7% Transport & warehousing 6.4% Construction 4.8% Manufacturing 4.5% Other services 3.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 18.7% of the workforce, followed closely by labourers at 18.2%. Machinery operators, technicians, and professionals also make up significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Mount Morgan splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (19%) and Labourers (19%), with Machinery operators & drivers at 14%.

Community & personal service 18.7% Labourers 18.2% Machinery operators & drivers 13.5% Technicians & trades 13.4% Professionals 10.4% Clerical & administrative 9.5% Sales workers 8.7% Managers 5.4%

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 Mount Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315069/mount-morgan/topic/employment