0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilson Beach · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Wilson Beach. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to other areas, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles than the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, 67.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate well above the national average of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
50.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in health care and social assistance at 22.6% and mining at 16.1%. Construction and manufacturing each account for 12.9% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of professionals at 29.0%, followed by community and personal service workers at 22.6%. Professionals and clerical staff each represent 19.4% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Wilson Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33083/wilson-beach/topic/employment