6.4% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Surfers Paradise · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Surfers Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Surfers Paradise than in most similar areas. This shift is part of a larger trend, as the share of full-time workers has dropped by 11 percentage points since 2011. Today, only 49.5% of the workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.9%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is also a little higher than the state and national rates, sitting at 6.4%.
56.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Tourism and hospitality drive the local economy, with 14.0% of people working in accommodation and food services. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.8%, while retail trade accounts for 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, followed by managers at 15.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.6% and technicians and trades at 11.5%.
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30910/surfers-paradise/topic/employment