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Booral - River Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Booral - River Heads

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 Booral - River Heads than in the rest of the state. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, and the area struggles with a 6.9% unemployment rate, which is higher than the national figure.

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📍 Booral - River Heads, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Booral - River Heads sits — Unemployment rate

6.9% ▼ -41.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Booral - River Heads — higher than 85% of areas.

Booral - River Heads6.9%
4655, QLD 7.9%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 55% of the workforce are employed full-time, a figure well below both Queensland and Australia. While the unemployment rate remains a little above the national average, it has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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6.9% ▼ -41.6%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.2% ▼ -1.9%

Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.0% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 78% 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 most common industry for local workers at 20.1%. Construction and retail trade also make up a significant portion of the workforce at 12.8% and 11.5% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 16%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.5%. Professionals and labourers also make up a large share of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Booral - River Heads splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (16%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Professionals at 15%.

Technicians & trades 16.0% Community & personal service 15.5% Professionals 14.6% Labourers 12.1% Clerical & administrative 11.5% Managers 9.8% Sales workers 9.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.5%

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 Booral - River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041516/booral-river-heads/topic/employment