6.8% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Margate - Woody Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Margate - Woody Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Margate - Woody Point, where 18.4% of workers are in this field. The area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places. This is mirrored by a lower rate of full-time employment compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has fallen 6.5 points since 2011 to 56.1%, and the unemployment rate of 6.8% is a little above the national figure.
53.5% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.4%, followed by construction at 10.7% and education and training at 9.7%. Retail trade and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.3%, community and personal service workers at 13.9%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Margate - Woody Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Margate - Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051378/margate-woody-point/topic/employment