4.0% ▼ -64.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunshine Acres · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunshine Acres
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job seekers in Sunshine Acres have seen their employment numbers shift over the last decade. About 64.6% of adults are currently working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This provides a strong foundation for the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the Queensland figure of 5.4% and the national rate of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, slightly lower than the state and national averages.
64.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 20.7%, followed by construction at 15.5% and retail trade at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 18.1% of the workforce, while professionals account for 14.9% and community and personal service workers represent 13.9%.
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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32699/sunshine-acres/topic/employment