4.2% ▼ -44.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunrise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunrise Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Sunrise Beach, where 64.8% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, though a smaller share of the community holds full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are active in the workforce here than in most similar areas, yet full-time employment at 47.7% is far below the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the state average.
64.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Tourism and care drive the local economy, with 15.0% of people working in accommodation and food, and 12.6% in health care and social assistance. Construction follows at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%, followed by managers at 16.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.3% 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 Sunrise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32697/sunrise-beach/topic/employment