5.5% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Batemans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Batemans Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Batemans Bay than in most similar areas. Only 44.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has remained steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 50.1%, a rate that has fallen slightly since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.5%, though this is about the same as the national rate.
44.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry at 14.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.2% and construction at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.4%, while community and personal service workers account for 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/employment