4.2% —
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Douglas · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Douglas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of working residents in Douglas hold full-time jobs, a figure that has fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2016. This makes the area's full-time employment rate well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. While the overall workforce is smaller than usual, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is slightly lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This mirrors a general decline in the local workforce and a significant drop in full-time roles since the last census.
57.6% —
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% —
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Hospitality is the dominant employer here, with 23.4% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.5% and health care and social assistance at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split across several roles, with community and personal service workers and technicians and trades both making up 16.0% of occupations. Labourers also represent a large portion of the local workforce at 14.7%.
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 Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32810/douglas/topic/employment