11.7% ▲ +679.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Miriam Vale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Miriam Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment to 11.7% defines the recent shift in Miriam Vale (L). Fewer adults are working or looking for work than in 2011, and the town now faces jobless rates well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a far below average result that has dropped 25 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the Queensland figure, while unemployment has climbed 10 points to 11.7%.
49.4% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry at 20.3%, followed by construction at 11.9%. Other notable employers include public administration, safety, health care, and social assistance, each at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers are in community and personal service roles. Other common jobs include machinery operators and drivers at 19.6%, and labourers at 14.0%.
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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322082/miriam-vale/topic/employment