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Tin Can Bay · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Tin Can Bay

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer people are in the workforce in Tin Can Bay than in most similar areas. Only 25.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Tin Can Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Tin Can Bay sits — Unemployment rate

6.9% ▼ -40.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tin Can Bay — higher than 83% of areas.

Tin Can Bay6.9%
4580, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 25.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. Full-time employment is also very low at 43.7%, sitting 15 percentage points below both the state and national levels.

Unemployment rate

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6.9% ▼ -40.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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25.7% ▼ -12.4%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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43.7% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy relies heavily on services, with retail trade being the most common industry at 12.4%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.5%, while accommodation and food services account for 10.7% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers are the most common workers here at 18.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.6%, professionals at 11.8%, and managers at 11.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Tin Can Bay splits fairly evenly between Labourers (19%) and Technicians & trades (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Labourers 18.1% Technicians & trades 14.6% Community & personal service 13.6% Professionals 11.8% Managers 11.5% Sales workers 11.3% Clerical & administrative 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers 3.9%

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 Tin Can Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32826/tin-can-bay/topic/employment