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Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 50.5% of the workforce in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) is employed full-time, a figure well below the national average. While more people are working or looking for work than in 2011, full-time roles have declined over the last decade. The area's job market is now anchored by the health care and construction sectors.

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📍 Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part), Urban Centre

Where Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) sits — Unemployment rate

4.9% ▼ -41.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) — higher than 53% of areas.

Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part)4.9%
2487, NSW 4.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. The unemployment rate has improved, falling 3.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.

Unemployment rate

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4.9% ▼ -41.0%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.0% ▲ +5.6%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.5% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

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 18.1%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.9%. Accommodation and food services also make up a significant 10.3% of the local workforce.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) — Health care & social assistance leads at 19%, ahead of Construction (12%) and Retail trade (11%).

Health care & social assistance 18.1% Construction 11.9% Retail trade 10.9% Accommodation & food 10.3% Education & training 8.9% Professional & technical 5.5% Public administration & safety 4.8% Manufacturing 4.2% Other services 3.8% Administrative & support 3.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.2%, and community and personal service workers at 14.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (20%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 19.4% Technicians & trades 15.2% Community & personal service 14.6% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Managers 11.6% Labourers 10.6% Sales workers 10.1% Machinery operators & drivers 4.7%

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 (Tweed Heads Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102003/gold-coast-tweed-heads/topic/employment