0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fitzroy Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fitzroy Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost every single person working on Fitzroy Island has a full-time job, creating a workforce dominated by the tourism trade. While the unemployment rate is a tiny 0.0%, only 31.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The working population is small, but those who are employed are almost exclusively in full-time roles. At 100%, this is far above the 58.9% national figure.
31.3% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the visitor trade, with 77.3% of the workforce employed in accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are varied, with the largest group in community and personal service at 36.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Fitzroy Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Fitzroy Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31046/fitzroy-island/topic/employment