7.1% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Surfers Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Surfers Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in full-time work in Surfers Paradise than across the rest of the country. Only 47.4% of residents hold full-time roles, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This reflects a local job market where part-time and casual work are much more common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than elsewhere, with 55.7% of adults in the labour force. Unemployment is also much higher than most areas, sitting at 7.1%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
55.7% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily driven by tourism, with 17.1% of workers in accommodation and food services. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.6%, while retail trade accounts for 9.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.0%), managers (13.6%), and labourers (13.1%).
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32702/surfers-paradise/topic/employment