4.7% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Main Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Main Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Main Beach than in most similar areas. Only 51.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped significantly here, falling 15 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.3% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below both the state and national figures. Despite this, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
51.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 for local workers at 13.0%. Other key sectors include professional and technical services at 9.3%, and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by managers at 21.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.4% of the local workforce.
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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101269/main-beach/topic/employment