43.1% ▲ +171.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 43.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Saibai Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Saibai Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high unemployment rate of 43.1% marks the current job market on Saibai Island. While full-time work is slightly more common here than the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest across similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 27.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Those who do have jobs are often in full-time roles, at 60.5%, which is a little above the national average.
27.8% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in education and training (23.3%) and public administration and safety (20.9%), while retail trade accounts for 18.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.6%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.6% and managers at 11.6%.
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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32503/saibai-island/topic/employment