Landsborough - Mount Mellum
Employment status
2,375 people living in Landsborough - Mount Mellum in 2021 were employed, of which 55% worked full-time and 35% part-time.
Landsborough - Mount Mellum's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).
The two most important measures are:
- Unemployment rate - the number of people looking for work, as a percentage of the labour force (employed and unemployed over 15)
- Participation rate - the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population over 15
Please note that in the 2021 Census, due to the COVID pandemic and lockdowns in many areas, the proportion of people who were employed but away from work in the week before Census has increased. We have no information on whether these people were normally employed full or part time so this is shown separately.
Derived from the Census question:
'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
| Labour force status | ||||||||
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| Landsborough - Mount Mellum - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Labour force status | Number | % | Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright % | Number | % | Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Total labour force (Participation rate) | 2,492 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 1,959 | 62.9 | 61.5 | +533 | 13500 |
| Not in the labour force | 1,364 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 1,032 | 33.2 | 32.5 | +331 | 13501 |
| Labour force status not stated | 174 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 121 | 3.9 | 6.0 | +53 | 13502 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 4,030 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,113 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +916 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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| Landsborough - Mount Mellum - Persons in the labour force (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Employment status | Number | % | Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright % | Number | % | Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Employed | 2,375 | 95.3 | 96.0 | 1,880 | 96.0 | 93.4 | +494 | 13000 |
| Employed full-time | 1,312 | 52.6 | 48.7 | 1,067 | 54.5 | 54.0 | +244 | 13001 |
| Employed part-time | 836 | 33.5 | 36.9 | 678 | 34.6 | 33.7 | +157 | 13002 |
| Employed, away from work | 227 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 134 | 6.9 | 5.7 | +93 | 13003 |
| Unemployed (Unemployment rate) | 117 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 78 | 4.0 | 6.6 | +38 | 13004 |
| Looking for full-time work | 52 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 52 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 0 | 13005 |
| Looking for part-time work | 65 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 26 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +38 | 13006 |
| Total labour force | 2,492 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +533 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups
The size of Landsborough - Mount Mellum's labour force in 2021 was 2,492, of which 836 were employed part-time and 1,312 were full time workers.
Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Landsborough - Mount Mellum in 2021 compared to Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright shows that there was a lower proportion in employment, and a higher proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.3% of the labour force was employed, and 4.7% unemployed, compared with 96.0% and 4.0% respectively for Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright.
Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Landsborough - Mount Mellum in 2021 shows that there was a similar proportion in the labour force (61.8%) compared with Coolum Beach - Mount Coolum - Yaroomba - Point Arkwright (61.7%).
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people employed in Landsborough - Mount Mellum showed an increase of 495, and the number unemployed showed an increase of 39. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 533 or 27.2%.