6.3% ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caloundra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caloundra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower percentage of adults are working or looking for work in Caloundra compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 19 points below the national figure. This gap is accompanied by a higher unemployment rate of 6.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, with only 47.6% of the population working full-time. This is much lower than most similar areas.
42.5% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.4%. Retail trade (9.7%) and construction (9.3%) also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.7% and labourers at 13.2%.
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 Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30492/caloundra/topic/employment