4.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandgate - Shorncliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sandgate - Shorncliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sandgate - Shorncliffe compared to the state and national figures. While 58.4% of adults are in the labour force, this is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.5%, which is about the same as the national figure but has fallen 3.1 points since 2011. The unemployment rate has barely changed over the last decade, remaining steady at 4.7%.
58.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 16.4% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 11.7%, while professional and technical services account for 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.2%, followed by managers at 17%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.3% and community and personal service workers at 11.1%.
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 Sandgate - Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041044/sandgate-shorncliffe/topic/employment