5.0% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Beaconsfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 64.7% of the workforce in Beaconsfield is employed full-time. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, even though the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While about 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work—similar to the Queensland and national figures—the area sees a much higher share of full-time roles than most other places.
61.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
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 at 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and mining at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.7%, while professionals account for 16.0% 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30191/beaconsfield/topic/employment