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Jobs & Industry in Port Douglas

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time work is far less common in Port Douglas than in most similar areas, with only 47.3% of residents in full-time roles. This is 12 percentage points lower than the national figure, reflecting a local economy heavily reliant on part-time and casual roles. Despite this, the area remains a steady place to work with an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

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📍 Port Douglas, Suburb / Locality

Where Port Douglas sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% ▼ 0.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Douglas — higher than 53% of areas.

Port Douglas3.8%
4877, QLD 3.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While unemployment is a little below the state average at 3.8%, full-time employment is far below the Queensland rate of 59.0%.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% ▼ 0.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.1% ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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47.3% ▼ -27.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy is dominated by the tourism sector, with 39.4% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include retail trade at 7.8% and health care and social assistance at 6.8%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 20.2%. This is followed by labourers at 16.9%, technicians and trades at 14.2%, and managers at 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Port Douglas splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (21%) and Labourers (17%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Community & personal service 20.2% Labourers 16.9% Technicians & trades 14.2% Managers 13.5% Professionals 12.2% Sales workers 9.9% Clerical & administrative 9.0% Machinery operators & drivers 2.4%

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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32352/port-douglas/topic/employment