3.8% ▼ -52.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mooloolaba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mooloolaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower than usual 53.7% of Mooloolaba's workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a local economy with many part-time roles. Most residents are employed in health, construction, or the hospitality sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
59.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by construction at 12.1% and accommodation and food services at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.1%, while technicians and trades people make up 13.9%.
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 Mooloolaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31895/mooloolaba/topic/employment