5.3% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gold Coast - Tweed Heads · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of residents in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads are active in the workforce, though fewer hold full-time roles compared to other areas. With 61.5% of adults working or looking for work, the region sees more people engaged in the labour market than is typical for similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.1%, a rate that has fallen 4.3 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
61.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.4%. Other major industries include accommodation and food services, and education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.3%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.0% of the 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 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3007/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/employment