6.9% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandstone Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandstone Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sandstone Point compared to other areas, with only 35.7% in the labour force. This suggests a community where many residents are likely retired or not seeking employment, although those seeking work face a higher unemployment rate of 6.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.9%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, with only 51.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
35.7% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 16.3%, followed by construction at 10% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles and technicians or trades workers are the most frequent occupations, making up 15.9% and 15.7% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32511/sandstone-point/topic/employment