3.2% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pearl Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pearl Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Pearl Beach compared to most similar areas. Only 39.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a community where a smaller proportion of the population is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels for areas like this. Full-time employment is also far below the state average, while the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
39.5% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main industry here at 20.4%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles make up the largest share of jobs at 39.8%. Managers account for 16.0% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative workers make up 14.4%.
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 Pearl Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13182/pearl-beach/topic/employment