5.9% —
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tannum Sands - Boyne Island · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Tannum Sands - Boyne Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest industry for workers in Tannum Sands - Boyne Island, with 17.2% of the workforce in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, where 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 63.6% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Queensland figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
65.3% —
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% —
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area work across several key sectors, including construction at 11.4% and health care and social assistance at 10.5%. Education and training (9.9%) and retail trade (7.3%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, followed by professionals at 16.7%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 11.8% and community and personal service workers at 11.6%.
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 Tannum Sands - Boyne Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314023/tannum-sands-boyne-island/topic/employment