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Mermaid Beach · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Mermaid Beach

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Nearly 70% of adults in Mermaid Beach are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. While this community has a high number of active workers, those in full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.

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Where Mermaid Beach sits — Unemployment rate

3.6% ▼ -35.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mermaid Beach — higher than 51% of areas.

Mermaid Beach3.6%
4218, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 69.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas. However, full-time employment is only 55.4%, well below the Queensland figure of 59%. The unemployment rate is 3.6%, a little below the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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3.6% ▼ -35.6%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.7% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.4% ▼ -12.3%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 14.7%, followed by construction at 10.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.2%. Education, training, and retail trade also employ around 9% of the workforce each.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, making up 26.7% of jobs, while managers account for 16%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 14.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 11.8%.

Occupations people work in

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In Mermaid Beach, the largest group is Professionals at 27%, followed by Managers (16%) and Community & personal service (15%).

Professionals 26.7% Managers 16.0% Community & personal service 14.4% Technicians & trades 11.8% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Sales workers 9.1% Labourers 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers 2.8%

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 Mermaid Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31811/mermaid-beach/topic/employment