3.3% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Box Head - MacMasters Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 54.4% of adults in Box Head - MacMasters Beach are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national average. This suggests a community where fewer people are in the workforce compared to other areas. The unemployment rate is quite low at 3.3%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.6%, and has fallen by 4.3 points since 2011. This contributes to the overall workforce rate being well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
54.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.4%, followed by construction at 13.5% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%, while managers account for 16.0% of the local 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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/employment