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Flying Fish Point · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Flying Fish Point

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A gap of over 8 points separates the proportion of working adults in Flying Fish Point from the national figure. The area has seen a sharp decline in employment since 2011, with a typical working profile now skewed toward health and social assistance roles.

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📍 Flying Fish Point, Urban Centre

Where Flying Fish Point sits — Unemployment rate

8.5% ▲ +272.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Flying Fish Point — higher than 83% of areas.

Flying Fish Point8.5%
4860, QLD 6.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This reflects a downward trend since 2011, while the unemployment rate has risen to 8.5%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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8.5% ▲ +272.9%

Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.5% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.8% ▼ -22.6%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 21.4%, followed by education and training at 13.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Flying Fish Point — Health care & social assistance leads at 21%, ahead of Education & training (14%) and Agriculture, forestry & fishing (13%).

Health care & social assistance 21.4% Education & training 13.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12.6% Manufacturing 10.7% Retail trade 7.5% Construction 6.9% Accommodation & food 6.9% Public administration & safety 5.7% Other services 5.7% Arts & recreation 3.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers are the most common workers at 19.5%, though professionals (16.4%) and community and personal service workers (15.7%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Flying Fish Point splits fairly evenly between Labourers (20%) and Professionals (17%), with Community & personal service at 16%.

Labourers 19.5% Professionals 16.4% Community & personal service 15.7% Technicians & trades 10.7% Machinery operators & drivers 10.1% Managers 8.8% Sales workers 8.8% Clerical & administrative 8.2%

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 Flying Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322045/flying-fish-point/topic/employment