7.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mer (Murray) Island · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mer (Murray) Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work on Mer (Murray) Island than in most similar areas. Only 33.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 20 points since 2011. This shift is mirrored in full-time employment, which dropped 16 points over the same period to reach 47.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.9%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4% and the national figure of 5.1%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
33.2% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for local workers at 41.8%, followed by education and training at 16.5% and retail trade at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Community and personal service, clerical and administrative roles, and labourers each account for 16.5% of occupations.
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 Mer (Murray) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322077/mer-island/topic/employment