5.5% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grasstree Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grasstree Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers defines the local workforce in Grasstree Beach compared to the rest of the country. While 64.7% of residents hold full-time roles, the unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are far more likely to be full-time than people in Queensland or Australia.
59.1% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer here, with 21.3% of the workforce in the sector. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.1%, while transport, warehousing, education and training each employ 8.0% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group at 19.8%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.5%. Professionals account for 14.1% of jobs, while clerical staff and labourers each make up 11.2%.
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 Grasstree Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31231/grasstree-beach/topic/employment