7.6% ▲ +140.9%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merinda · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Merinda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common for those employed in Merinda (L), where 72.2% of the workforce holds a full-time role. However, this sits alongside a smaller-than-usual proportion of adults working or looking for work and an unemployment rate that has risen to 7.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 49.7%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is far above the Queensland average at 72.2%, the unemployment rate is a little above the state rate at 7.6%.
49.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here at 17.8%. Other common industries include construction, mining, retail trade, and transport and warehousing, which each account for 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers along with labourers are the most common jobs, each making up 22.2% of workers. Technicians and trades follow at 16.7%, while managers account for 11.1% 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 Merinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322078/merinda/topic/employment