4.6% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mermaid Beach · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Mermaid Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Mermaid Beach, where 14.5% of workers are in this sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time work is much lower than most areas at 53.7%, falling 16 percentage points since 2011.
65.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance (14.5%), followed by construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.0%. Accommodation and food services also employ 9.8% of the community.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%. Other common roles include managers at 13.9% and community and personal service workers at 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 Mermaid Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30053/mermaid-beach/topic/employment