4.8% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Macquarie-Hastings · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Port Macquarie-Hastings
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low number of working adults shapes the daily life of Port Macquarie-Hastings, where only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% since 2011, full-time work is less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment has also fallen to 54.1% since 2011, leaving the area well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
51.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer, making up 20.7% of jobs. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.8%, construction at 10.3%, and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.4% and technicians and trades people at 14.2%.
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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings/topic/employment