7.6% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noosa North Shore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Noosa North Shore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted significantly in Noosa North Shore over the last decade. This is now a place where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.1% of adults are in the labour force, with a high unemployment rate of 7.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here work full-time compared to Queensland and Australia, at just 31.8%. This contributes to a much lower overall workforce participation rate and an unemployment rate that is a little above the national figure.
41.1% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
31.8% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services, which employ 20.5% of the workforce. Transport and warehousing follow at 11.4%, with retail and professional services each accounting for 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 18.2%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 17.0% of workers, followed by professionals at 12.5% and sales workers at 11.4%.
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 Noosa North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32161/noosa-north-shore/topic/employment