8.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beenleigh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Beenleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Beenleigh are working or looking for work than in 2011, with this figure dropping to 52.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.4%, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.1%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. Unemployment is among the highest for similar areas at 8.7%, although this is 0.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
52.1% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.0% and manufacturing at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, while technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.3%.
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 Beenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021306/beenleigh/topic/employment