5.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Helensvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Helensvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Helensvale than in most similar areas. While the local unemployment rate is 5.2%, a high proportion of the community is active in the workforce. This provides a strong base for a diverse local economy driven by health and construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen since 2011 and is now 57.1%, slightly below both the state and national figures.
64.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
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%, followed by construction at 11.9%. Retail trade also makes up a significant slice of the local workforce at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common job type at 19.3%. Managers and technicians and trades workers both make up 14.7% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.7%.
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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071252/helensvale/topic/employment