5.0% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clifton Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 55.2% of residents in Clifton Beach work full-time, which is well below the national figure. This means fewer people here have the most stable type of employment compared to most other areas. While many locals work in health or tourism, the area sees a slightly lower rate of people working or looking for work than the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
59.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 for residents at 16.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.5%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.4% and managers at 14.2%.
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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30625/clifton-beach/topic/employment