7.7% ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fishermans Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fishermans Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment rates than most similar areas define Fishermans Paradise, where only 41.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This low activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far less common here than across Australia, with a rate of 41.8%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, sitting at 52.6%.
41.8% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are split across several sectors, with Construction and Health care & social assistance both accounting for 13.5% of the workforce. Accommodation and food services follow at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are shared equally between technicians and trades and labourers, each making up 15.4% of the workforce. Professionals and clerical staff also each account for 14.7% of jobs.
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 Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11526/fishermans-paradise/topic/employment