4.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Castaways Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Castaways Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Castaways Beach have shifted over the last decade, with a notably low share of full-time workers today. While about 61% of adults are working or looking for work, far fewer have full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
60.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 15.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 30.9%, while managers make up 18.3% 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 Castaways Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30558/castaways-beach/topic/employment