6.2% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Craignish - Dundowran Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Craignish - Dundowran Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults were working or looking for work in Craignish - Dundowran Beach in 2021 compared to 2011. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.2%, the total proportion of the workforce is now well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment rose slightly since 2011 to 58.7%, landing about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
53.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 here at 20.7%. Other major sectors include construction at 11.1%, education and training at 10.3%, and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five locals works as a professional. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.3% and technicians and trades people at 14.7%.
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 Craignish - Dundowran Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041517/craignish-dundowran-beach/topic/employment