5.3% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hope Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hope Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hope Island compared to most other areas. While the typical resident is employed, the proportion of people in the workforce has dropped to 55.1% since 2011. This shift suggests a community with a higher number of people who are retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment also fell 6.5 points since 2011 to 57.5%, though the unemployment rate has improved slightly to 5.3%.
55.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (11.5%) and construction (11.4%) being the most common industries. Retail trade follows at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 22.1% and 20.5% of jobs respectively. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.5%.
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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071253/hope-island/topic/employment