4.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canada Bay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Canada Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of employment than most similar areas define Canada Bay. A strong 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This workforce is largely stable, with an unemployment rate of 4.1% that has barely changed since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national 5.1%, full-time employment fell 6.6 points since 2011 to 61.7%.
64.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The area's workforce is led by professional and technical services at 13.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and finance and insurance at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 35.0%, followed by managers at 19.7% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.3%.
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 Canada Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11520/canada-bay/topic/employment