5.1% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Byron · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Byron
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of full-time roles defines the local economy in Byron, where only 41.6% of the population works full-time. This is far below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011 to reach 5.1%, the area still sees fewer people in stable, full-time employment than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the state figure. However, the share of full-time workers has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011, leaving Byron with one of the lowest proportions of full-time employment in the region.
58.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.1%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 13.1%. Retail trade, construction, and professional services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%, followed by managers at 17.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 12.7%.
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 Byron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11350/byron/topic/employment