4.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noosa · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Noosa
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 Noosa, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in these fields. This is an area with a small working population, as only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people work full-time here than in most other areas, with only 46.7% doing so—a drop of 20 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
53.2% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services make up 12.2% of local jobs, followed by construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.4%. Education and training accounts for 8.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 21.2% of jobs. Managers account for 15.8%, while technicians and trades workers make up 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30066/noosa/topic/employment