4.3% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burleigh Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burleigh Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the local job market in Burleigh Waters. While 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than elsewhere, at 54.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas though still a little below the state average.
62.3% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 54.5%
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 14.6%, followed by construction at 13.1% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, with technicians and trades people following at 14.6% and managers at 13.9%.
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 Burleigh Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30446/burleigh-waters/topic/employment