9.5% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
River Heads · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in River Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in River Heads, where 21.8% of workers are in this field. The local job market is struggling, with a high unemployment rate of 9.5% and far fewer adults working or looking for work than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.8%, while the unemployment rate of 9.5% is well above both Queensland and Australia.
48.6% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Besides health care, retail trade is a major employer at 12.7%. Other significant industries include construction at 9.3% and accommodation and food services at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.3%. Professionals, technicians and trades, and labourers each make up around 14% of 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 River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315084/river-heads/topic/employment