3.8% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buderim - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Buderim - South work in health care and social assistance, the area's largest employment sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below both the state and national figures, and has fallen since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry here at 19.6%, followed by education and training at 11.0% and construction at 9.9%. Retail trade and food and accommodation also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.7%, managers at 13.2%, and technicians and tradespeople at 12.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Buderim - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316011414/buderim-south/topic/employment