4.2% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noosa · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Noosa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have worked full-time in Noosa since 2011, with that figure falling 6 percentage points to 47.9%. This shift is part of a local job market where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. Despite this, unemployment is relatively low at 4.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, while the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011 to 4.2%.
55.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 47.9%
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 13.9%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 12.9%. Retail trade, construction, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, with managers accounting for 15.6%. Technicians and trades workers, community and personal service staff, and sales workers also represent a large part of the workforce.
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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31605/noosa/topic/employment