5.4% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beerwah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Beerwah
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 Beerwah, where 15.6% of workers are in this field. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places. Full-time employment has also fallen over the last decade, leaving the area well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also much lower than usual at 54.7%, a figure that has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
58.3% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the local workforce at 15.6%, followed by construction at 13.4%. Retail trade employs 9.2% of people, while education and training account for 8.2% and accommodation and food services make up 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 18.8%. Professionals make up 15.7% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers and labourers both sit at 13.0%.
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 Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061439/beerwah/topic/employment