4.5% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alexandra Headland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alexandra Headland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 54.5% of workers in Alexandra Headland are in full-time roles, a figure well below the national average. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the Queensland average, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. Around 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%.
62.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 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 most common industry here at 16.7%, followed by construction at 12.3%. Accommodation and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a quarter of the local workforce, with managers accounting for another 15.1%. Community and personal service roles are also common, representing 13.7% of occupations.
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 Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30030/alexandra-headland/topic/employment