7.7% ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fishermans Paradise · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Fishermans Paradise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults in Fishermans Paradise are working or looking for work, with only 41.8% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and the local unemployment rate of 7.7% is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, at 52.6%, though this figure rose 3.5 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 6.9 points over the same period to 41.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
41.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both accounting for 13.5% of jobs. Accommodation and food services follow at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 15.4% of the workforce. Professionals and clerical and administrative staff follow closely at 14.7% each.
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 Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122058/fishermans-paradise/topic/employment