5.3% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gold Coast · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Gold Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of people are working or looking for work in the Gold Coast than in most other areas. While 62.5% of adults are active in the labour market, full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 54.5%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has fallen 2.1 points since 2011. Full-time work is much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 54.5%.
62.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
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 14.9%, followed by construction (11.4%) and retail trade (10.3%). Accommodation and food services also make up a large slice of the local economy at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.3%), managers (13.1%), and community and personal service workers (12.8%).
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 Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/309/gold-coast/topic/employment