7.8% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Southport
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Southport are unemployed than in most similar areas, with a rate of 7.8%. This is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. The local workforce is diverse, though far fewer residents hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state and national figures, sitting at 48.7%.
57.4% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.5% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.0%, while community and personal service workers make up 16.1% of the 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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32611/southport/topic/employment