10.7% ▲ +135.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cowley Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Cowley Beach than in most similar areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, the unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size. This creates a job market where nearly 11% of the workforce is without a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 10.7%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
47.5% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split across a few main sectors, with 29.2% in education and training and 25% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Public administration and safety account for another 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is diverse in its roles, with professionals and machinery operators and drivers each making up 16.7% of the total. Technicians and trades people make up 12.5% of the local 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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/employment