6.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have worked full-time in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach since 2011, with the rate falling by 8 percentage points to 55.2%. This reflects a shifting local workforce where full-time employment is now well below the Queensland figure. While the unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure, it has dropped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the national average. However, full-time work is much lower than in most other areas, and the 6.4% unemployment rate is higher than the state average.
60.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 for local workers at 19.4%. Other significant sectors include construction at 9.5%, accommodation and food services at 9.3%, and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. Community and personal service roles follow at 16.3%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 14.8% of the local workforce.
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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/employment