4.1% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Airlie Beach - Cannonvale · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Airlie Beach - Cannonvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Airlie Beach - Cannonvale compared to the state and national figures. This active workforce is anchored by a strong full-time employment rate of 61.9%. It is a productive hub where the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.1% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.9% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.9%, though this is 3.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
67.9% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily driven by the visitor industry, with 29.2% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common employers include retail trade at 8.5% and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 17.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.7%. Managers, labourers and professionals also make up a significant portion of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Airlie Beach - Cannonvale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Airlie Beach - Cannonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3001/airlie-beach-cannonvale/topic/employment