6.4% ▲ —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oak Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oak Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.4% marks the local job market in Oak Beach. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment is lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is typical for Australia. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland figure, and the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
61.1% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Oak Beach is spread across several sectors, with the most common being accommodation and food services at 20% and retail trade at 16%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 22% of workers, followed by technicians and trades people at 19%.
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 Oak Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32205/oak-beach/topic/employment