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+).
Lizard · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lizard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An overwhelming 85.2% of workers in Lizard are employed in accommodation and food services. This creates a unique local economy where a very high 81.8% of adults are working or looking for work, far exceeding both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.1%.
81.8% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97.4%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in the hospitality sector, with 85.2% in accommodation and food, followed by 7.4% in arts and recreation.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are varied, with technicians and trades being the most common at 27.8%, followed by managers at 22.2% and community and personal service workers at 18.5%.
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 Lizard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31669/lizard/topic/employment