4.7% ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burleigh Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Burleigh Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011 in Burleigh Heads. While the unemployment rate has also dropped to 4.7% over that decade, the area now has a much lower share of full-time workers than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Only 53.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, a result well below both the state and national averages.
59.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by construction at 10.9% and accommodation and food services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%, with managers at 15.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Burleigh Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011225/burleigh-heads/topic/employment