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Maroochydore - Kuluin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Maroochydore - Kuluin

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

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Maroochydore - Kuluin than in most similar areas. Only 54.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. This trend has shifted over time, with full-time employment falling 7.1 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Maroochydore - Kuluin, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maroochydore - Kuluin sits — Unemployment rate

4.5% ▼ -43.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maroochydore - Kuluin — lower than 53% of areas.

Maroochydore - Kuluin4.5%
4558, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 54.9%. While full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.8%, the unemployment rate of 4.5% is about the same as the state and national averages.

Unemployment rate

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4.5% ▼ -43.2%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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54.9% ▼ -2.3%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.8% ▼ -11.8%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%. Other major industries include accommodation and food (10.6%), construction (10.5%), and retail trade (10.1%).

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.0% and community and personal service workers at 14.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Maroochydore - Kuluin splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 19.8% Technicians & trades 15.0% Community & personal service 14.5% Clerical & administrative 12.3% Managers 12.3% Labourers 10.0% Sales workers 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers 4.8%

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 Maroochydore - Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin/topic/employment