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Jobs & Industry in Diamond Beach

Name: Jobs & Industry in Diamond Beach — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 53.6% of adults in Diamond Beach are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower participation rate is mirrored by a much lower share of full-time employment compared to most other areas. The local workforce is spread across a variety of sectors, with health and construction being the most common.

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📍 Diamond Beach, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is at 49.6%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the national rate of 5.1% but higher than most similar areas.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by construction at 13.2%. Other common industries include accommodation and food, and education and training, which both sit at 10.8%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Diamond Beach — Health care & social assistance leads at 19%, ahead of Construction (14%) and Accommodation & food (11%).

Health care & social assistance 18.5% Construction 13.2% Accommodation & food 10.8% Education & training 10.8% Retail trade 9.1% Professional & technical 7.0% Public administration & safety 4.8% Administrative & support 3.6% Other services 3.6% Manufacturing 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Technicians and trades people are also common at 18.9%, while managers account for 13.2% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Diamond Beach splits fairly evenly between Professionals (23%) and Technicians & trades (19%), with Managers at 13%.

Professionals 22.5% Technicians & trades 18.9% Managers 13.2% Community & personal service 12.9% Clerical & administrative 12.7% Labourers 9.8% Sales workers 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers 2.9%

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 Diamond Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11253/diamond-beach/topic/employment

Diamond Beach	5.4%
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Australia	5.1%

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