8.1% ▼ -37.0%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Burrum Heads · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Burrum Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in employment has shaped Burrum Heads since 2011. Only 21.5% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This shift is highlighted by a significant drop in full-time employment and a notably high unemployment rate of 8.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has fallen by 11 points since 2011 to 46.6%, leaving the area far below the Queensland average. While the unemployment rate of 8.1% is a little above the national figure, it has actually fallen by 4.7 points over the last decade.
21.5% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.6% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 19.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.6%, education and training at 9.5%, and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, followed by labourers at 14.5% and community and personal service workers at 13.8%. Technicians, tradespeople and managers also feature prominently in the local workforce.
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 Burrum Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315011/burrum-heads/topic/employment