4.4% ▼ -46.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunshine Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunshine Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Sunshine Beach than in most other areas, with only 45.7% of residents in full-time roles. This creates a workforce profile that is well below the state and national figures for employment. The local economy is led by the hospitality and health sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time work is scarce, the unemployment rate of 4.4% is a little below the state average.
56.2% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are concentrated in Accommodation and food services at 14.6%, followed by Health care and social assistance at 12.4%. Retail trade and Construction also make up significant shares at 9.8% and 9.7% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.1%, with Managers following at 17.2%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.2% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunshine Beach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32700/sunshine-beach/topic/employment