4.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marburg · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Marburg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen to 59.6% in Marburg since 2011. This is a hardworking area where 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the unemployment rate of 4.5% is around the middle for its level, full-time employment has grown slightly since 2011.
65.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in the area are health care and social assistance at 13.3%, followed by construction at 10.9% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.6%, with professionals following at 17.1%. Clerical and administrative staff and labourers both account for 12.1% 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 Marburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321070/marburg/topic/employment