5.3% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hope Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hope Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 55.3% of adults in Hope Island are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of activity is a key feature of the local workforce, though those who are employed often find stable work, with 57.5% in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland and national figures. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
55.3% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is split evenly between health care and social assistance and construction, both at 11.4%. Retail trade is the next most common industry at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, at 22.1% and 20.6% respectively. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 14.4% of jobs.
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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31356/hope-island/topic/employment