3.8% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noosa Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Noosa Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Noosa Heads than in most similar areas. Only 50.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is paired with a strong local tourism and service economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 47.2% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure that is far below the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011. However, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
50.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in tourism and care, with 16.9% of people working in accommodation and food services and 12.3% in health care and social assistance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, while 19.9% are managers. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 11.7% and sales workers at 11.2%.
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 Noosa Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051434/noosa-heads/topic/employment