5.5% —
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bayside · Council (LGA)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults are working or looking for work in Bayside compared to most similar areas. While 60.6% of adults are active in the job market, the area faces a bit more struggle with a 5.5% unemployment rate, which is higher than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is slightly lower than the national figure, with 57.5% of the workforce in full-time roles.
5.5% —
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
60.6% —
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 14.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10500/bayside/topic/employment