3.7% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Douglas · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Douglas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 32.7% of the workforce in Port Douglas is employed in accommodation and food services. This strong reliance on tourism defines the local economy, where full-time employment has dropped significantly to 50.3% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is much lower than most areas, the proportion of full-time workers is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Around 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
60.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily focused on tourism, with accommodation and food services employing nearly a third of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.6% and health care and social assistance at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.6%, managers at 15.1%, and labourers at 14.8%.
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041165/port-douglas/topic/employment