4.9% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Trinity Beach - Smithfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Trinity Beach - Smithfield compared to the rest of the state. While 66.9% of adults are in the labour force, the area's full-time employment rate has slipped by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 66.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
4.9% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
66.9% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18%, while accommodation and food services follow at 10.3%. Other common industries include education, training, and retail trade, each at 9.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. This is followed by people in community and personal service roles at 15.6% and technicians or tradespeople at 14.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Trinity Beach - Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011142/trinity-beach-smithfield/topic/employment