5.0% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Broadbeach Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Broadbeach Waters
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 Broadbeach Waters, where 13.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While the number of adults working or looking for work is slightly above the national figure, full-time employment is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Queensland figure. However, full-time employment at 54.1% is well below both the state and national rates. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas.
62.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area work across a variety of sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 13.2% and construction at 12.0%. Accommodation and food services (9.2%) and retail trade (9.0%) also employ significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 23.1% of workers, followed by managers at 17.8%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 13.7% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 12.5%.
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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30381/broadbeach-waters/topic/employment