5.2% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pacific Pines - Gaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Pacific Pines - Gaven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Pacific Pines - Gaven than in most other similar areas. A far higher proportion of the population is active in the workforce compared to the national figure, though the share of people in full-time roles has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than most areas, it is about the same as the national rate and has fallen since 2011.
71.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 here at 16.6%, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%, while technicians and tradespeople follow at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Pacific Pines - Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061249/pacific-pines-gaven/topic/employment