3.2% —
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northern Beaches · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Northern Beaches
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong drive to work defines the Northern Beaches, where 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area also maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is well above the state and national figures. However, the proportion of people in full-time roles fell by 4.7 percentage points since 2016 to 58.0%.
65.5% —
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% —
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Construction, education, and retail also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 30.5% of the workforce. Managers follow at 20.9%, with clerical and administrative staff accounting for 12.0% of jobs.
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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15990/northern-beaches/topic/employment