3.9% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Buderim · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Buderim
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Buderim compared to most similar areas. While about 59% of adults are working or looking for work, the number of full-time roles is well below the national figure. This creates a local workforce where part-time work is more common than in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of the population is employed full-time, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 58.9% national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 3.9%, slightly lower than both Queensland and Australia.
59.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Buderim at 20.1%, followed by education and training at 10.8%. Other common sectors include construction, retail trade, and professional services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades each account for around 13% of the local workforce.
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 Buderim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30408/buderim/topic/employment