5.1% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pacific Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pacific Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of the adults in Pacific Paradise are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of employment is matched by a small number of full-time roles, while about 5.1% of the workforce is unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 52.5%.
53.4% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 16.7%, followed by construction at 13%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as technicians and trades. Other common roles include community and personal service, and clerical or administrative work, both at 15%.
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 Pacific Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32247/pacific-paradise/topic/employment