4.4% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burleigh · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Burleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Burleigh. While 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of people in full-time roles has dropped 15 points since 2011. This shift comes despite a low unemployment rate of 4.4%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults here are working or looking for work, a little above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 54.0%, while the unemployment rate has fallen 3.7 points since 2011.
63.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.4%. This is followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.2%, managers at 13.9%, and community and personal service workers at 13.2%.
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 Burleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30012/burleigh/topic/employment