8.2% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burrum Heads · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Burrum Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Burrum Heads than in most similar areas. Only 28% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This low participation is paired with a higher unemployment rate of 8.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, with 47.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far below the national figure of 58.9%.
28.0% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
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 at 19.7%. Construction follows at 10.8%, with retail trade making up 10.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 14.8%. Community and personal service workers, as well as clerical and administrative staff, each make up 14.4% of the 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 Burrum Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30455/burrum-heads/topic/employment