3.6% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Mission Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in South Mission Beach have remained steady over the last decade, though fewer adults are active in the workforce compared to other areas. Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure, sitting at 54.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the national average of 5.1%.
54.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 12.8%, followed by education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, while managers account for 16.5% and labourers for 14.9% of the local workforce.
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 South Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32596/south-mission-beach/topic/employment