4.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blacks Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blacks Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Blacks Beach than in most similar areas. This trend is driven by a high proportion of full-time employment, with 64.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. The local job market is active, though the unemployment rate of 4.2% is slightly higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 64.6%, sitting well above the Queensland figure of 59%.
67.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 64.6%
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 14.5%, followed by mining at 12.3% and retail trade at 11.5%. Construction and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest group at 19.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.6% and community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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 Blacks Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30277/blacks-beach/topic/employment