4.8% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandgate · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Sandgate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Sandgate than in most other areas. While 64.1% of the adult population is active in the workforce, this is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 6.0 points since 2011 to reach 64.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, while unemployment is 4.8%.
64.1% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 residents, accounting for 17.3% of workers. Other main employers include education and training at 8.8%, and retail trade at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 23.1% of the workforce. This is followed by clerical and administrative work at 14.9% and technicians and trades at 12.8%.
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 Sandgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30074/sandgate/topic/employment