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Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment has fallen by 9.8 percentage points since 2011 in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach. While 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles is now well below the national figure. This shift occurs in a local economy where health care and tourism are the biggest employers.

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📍 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach sits — Unemployment rate

4.4% ▼ -29.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach — lower than 55% of areas.

Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach4.4%
4218, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The 4.4% unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure. However, the proportion of people in full-time work is 53.9%, which is well below both Queensland and Australia.

Unemployment rate

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4.4% ▼ -29.6%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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62.8% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.9% ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 14.4%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.4%. Construction, retail trade, and professional services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, with managers following at 15.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.1% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Managers (16%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 25.4% Managers 15.3% Community & personal service 14.1% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Technicians & trades 11.5% Sales workers 9.9% Labourers 7.0% Machinery operators & drivers 3.2%

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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011227/mermaid-beach-broadbeach/topic/employment