CensusAtlas

Tweed Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Tweed Heads

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Tweed Heads, making up 18.6% of local jobs. The area struggles with a low proportion of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While unemployment has fallen since 2011, full-time employment has dropped over the same period.

Open map →
📍 Tweed Heads, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tweed Heads sits — Unemployment rate

5.6% ▼ -42.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tweed Heads — higher than 69% of areas.

Tweed Heads5.6%
2486, NSW 4.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 49.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, falling 4.6 points since 2011 to reach 49.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has improved, falling from 9.8% in 2011 to 5.6%.

Unemployment rate

View on map →

5.6% ▼ -42.9%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

View on map →

49.7% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

View on map →

49.7% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 18.6%, followed by construction at 12.6%. Retail trade (10.4%) and accommodation and food services (9.9%) also provide significant employment.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.7%, and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.

Occupations people work in

View on map →

Tweed Heads splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Community & personal service at 16%.

Professionals 18.7% Technicians & trades 16.7% Community & personal service 15.2% Labourers 11.3% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Managers 10.3% Sales workers 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers 5.3%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Tweed Heads

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031254/tweed-heads/topic/employment