28.3% ▲ +208.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mapoon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mapoon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark gap in employment defines daily life in Mapoon (L), where an unemployment rate of 28.3% is far above the national figure. While many adults are not in the workforce, those who are employed are very likely to have full-time roles, with 66.3% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This has been paired with a sharp rise in unemployment, which climbed 19 points since 2011 to reach 28.3%.
40.3% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 82.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Over half of the workforce (54.3%) is employed in public administration and safety. Other roles are split between construction, health care and social assistance, and administrative support.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.5% of workers, followed closely by community and personal service roles at 17.4% and labourers at 16.3%.
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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/employment