5.7% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Marcus Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Marcus Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than similar areas define the workforce in Marcus Beach. While about 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work, only 43.8% have full-time roles. This is far below the Queensland figure of 59%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, full-time jobs are far less common here.
60.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.8% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.1%. Professional and technical services follow at 11.6%, while retail trade, construction, and education each account for around 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%. Managers (13.1%) and technicians and tradespeople (12.8%) also represent significant shares 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 Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31762/marcus-beach/topic/employment