6.1% ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beachmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beachmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Beachmere compared to other areas. Only 40.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local workforce that is significantly smaller than in most other Queensland communities.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
40.4% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 for local workers at 16.3%, followed by construction at 13.6% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles in the area are technicians and trades, making up 15.3% of jobs. Other common occupations include clerical and administrative roles at 14.1% and professionals at 13.3%.
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 Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30190/beachmere/topic/employment