4.0% ▼ -49.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Saunders Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Saunders Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance are the most common employers in Saunders Beach, where 24.1% of workers are in these fields. The local job market is relatively stable, with a full-time employment rate that sits slightly above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.4%, while the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the national figure.
61.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest industry at 24.1%, followed by construction at 10.2% and education and training at 8.6%. Public administration and safety (8.0%) and transport and warehousing (7.5%) also employ a notable share of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 15.0%. Managers and professionals both make up 14.4% of the workforce, while labourers and machinery operators and drivers account for 12.8% and 11.8% 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 Saunders Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32521/saunders-beach/topic/employment