17.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paradise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Paradise Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Paradise Beach, where 27.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time work is common for those employed, a small proportion of the adult population is actually working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Among those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 17.7%, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%.
38.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is the next biggest employer at 12.5%, followed by rental and real estate at 10.4%. Manufacturing and retail trade each employ 8.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly across professionals, technicians and trades, and sales workers, who each make up 18.8% of jobs. Labourers account for 16.7%, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10.4%.
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 Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22034/paradise-beach/topic/employment