4.4% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunshine Coast · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Sunshine Coast
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 the Sunshine Coast, where 17.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While unemployment is lower than most areas, full-time work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people in full-time work has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 51.9%, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a result slightly below the state and national figures.
58.8% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer at 12.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.0%. Other large sectors include accommodation and food services at 8.8% and education and training at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.1%, community and personal service workers at 13.4%, and managers at 12.6%.
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3015/sunshine-coast/topic/employment