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Caloundra - Kings Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Caloundra - Kings Beach

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Caloundra - Kings Beach, where 19.2% of workers are in this sector. The area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas. Full-time employment has also fallen over the last decade.

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📍 Caloundra - Kings Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Caloundra - Kings Beach sits — Unemployment rate

5.8% ▼ -34.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Caloundra - Kings Beach — higher than 72% of areas.

Caloundra - Kings Beach5.8%
4551, QLD 4.8%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 47.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the Queensland average at 51.0%, while the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is higher than most areas.

Unemployment rate

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5.8% ▼ -34.8%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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47.3% ▼ -0.2%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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51.0% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 19.2%. Other significant industries include accommodation and food services at 11.8%, retail trade at 9.2%, and construction at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8% and managers at 13.0%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Caloundra - Kings Beach — Professionals leads at 20%, ahead of Community & personal service (15%) and Managers (13%).

Professionals 20.1% Community & personal service 14.8% Managers 13.0% Technicians & trades 12.3% Labourers 11.7% Clerical & administrative 11.3% Sales workers 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers 5.0%

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 Caloundra - Kings Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021419/caloundra-kings-beach/topic/employment