4.3% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Maroochy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Maroochy than in most similar areas. This shift is part of a long-term trend, with full-time employment falling 5.7 percentage points since 2011. While fewer adults are working or looking for work here, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 52.6%, though the 4.3% unemployment rate is a little below the Queensland average.
57.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.3%, followed by construction at 12.1%. Other major industries include accommodation and food services at 9.8% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.0% and community and personal service workers at 14.1%.
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 Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/employment