6.0% ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beachmere · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Beachmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Beachmere than in most other areas. Only 46.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This means a larger proportion of the local population is retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work fell 3.2 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is now 6.0%, this is about the same as the Queensland figure and represents a 4.4 point drop since the last census.
46.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.4%, followed by construction at 13.3% and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Local jobs are spread across several types, with technicians and trades being the most common at 14.9%, closely followed by labourers and community and personal service workers at around 14% 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 Beachmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315007/beachmere/topic/employment