5.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palm Cove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palm Cove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.6% marks the workforce in Palm Cove, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents work in the local hospitality sector, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. Those who are employed full-time make up 56.5% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
56.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily geared towards tourism and care, with 19.0% of people working in accommodation and food, and 14.5% in health care and social assistance.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, followed by managers at 18.7% and community and personal service workers at 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 Palm Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32258/palm-cove/topic/employment