3.1% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avoca Beach - Copacabana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Avoca Beach - Copacabana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011 in Avoca Beach - Copacabana. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, a much smaller share are in full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Around 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
64.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.4%, followed by construction at 12.3% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%, with managers accounting for 16.2% and technicians and trades at 12.6%.
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 Avoca Beach - Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011028/avoca-beach-copacabana/topic/employment