3.9% ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mourilyan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mourilyan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Mourilyan are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. While the overall workforce is smaller, the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%, which is lower than most similar areas. This reflects a stable job market where most of those employed are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Queensland and Australian averages. However, those who do have jobs are typically in full-time roles, with 60.1% of the population employed full-time.
55.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing and retail trade are the most common industries here, each employing 13.3% of workers. Other major employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11%, and health care and social assistance at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.2%. Community and personal service workers and sales staff each make up 14.5% of the local 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 Mourilyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322089/mourilyan/topic/employment