5.6% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mission Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mission Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A mix of tourism and trade shapes daily life in Mission Beach, where nearly 12% of workers are in food and accommodation. While employment patterns have shifted, the area maintains a diverse range of industries and skill sets. Fewer adults are working or looking for work now compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen 11 points since 2011 to reach 57.3%, which is well below the national figure. Unemployment has also risen by 5.6 points over the same period to 5.6%.
57.3% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People here work across a variety of sectors, with accommodation and food (11.8%) and construction (11.3%) as the most common industries. Health care and social assistance (9.8%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.3%) also employ a significant portion of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, led by labourers at 17.9%. Professionals (16.7%) and technicians and trades (16.5%) follow closely, with managers making up 13.8% of occupations.
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 Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321073/mission-beach/topic/employment