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Caloundra West - Baringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Caloundra West - Baringa

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

A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Caloundra West - Baringa than in the rest of the country. While 70.3% of adults are active in the labour force, a smaller proportion of these workers are in full-time roles compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Caloundra West - Baringa, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Caloundra West - Baringa sits — Unemployment rate

4.6% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Caloundra West - Baringa — higher than 50% of areas.

Caloundra West - Baringa4.6%
4551, QLD 4.8%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average, with only 55.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.1%, followed by construction at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.8%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services and education and training.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.2%, with technicians and trades workers following at 15.5%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Caloundra West - Baringa splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 19.2% Technicians & trades 15.5% Community & personal service 14.7% Clerical & administrative 13.1% Managers 10.2% Sales workers 9.9% Labourers 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 6.0%

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 West - Baringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021580/caloundra-west-baringa/topic/employment