4.9% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clear Island Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clear Island Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Clear Island Waters compared to the rest of the country. Only 51.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is reflected in a lower rate of full-time employment than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 52.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
51.8% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 here at 16.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%, while managers account for 17.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow 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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30618/clear-island-waters/topic/employment