4.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cape Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cape Cleveland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have full-time work in Cape Cleveland than in most similar areas. This is a professional and skilled community where 62.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. While most adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is slightly higher than in similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the Queensland average.
60.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 16.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.8%. Construction and retail trade both account for 13.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Community and personal service roles are also common at 21.3%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 19.7% 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 Cape Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30525/cape-cleveland/topic/employment