3.6% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunset · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunset
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Sunset, where 71.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, with a huge proportion of the local workforce employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 74.6%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.6%, slightly lower than both the state and national averages.
71.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for the area, employing 31.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.3%, and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.7%. Professionals and clerical workers also make up significant shares 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 Sunset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32698/sunset/topic/employment