9.5% ▼ -62.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palm Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palm Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few adults in Palm Island are working or looking for work, with only 27.3% active in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and the unemployment rate of 9.5% is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 27.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This gap is mirrored in the workforce, where full-time employment at 53.9% is well below the national average of 58.9%.
27.3% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 30.9%, followed by education and training at 21.8% and public administration and safety at 14.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 38.1% of the local workforce, while professionals account for 18.8% and clerical or administrative roles for 10.2%.
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 Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32260/palm-island/topic/employment