6.3% ▼ -43.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in The Entrance
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in The Entrance compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Australian figure. This local workforce is also less likely to be in full-time roles than people across New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer than half of adults (49.5%) are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Full-time employment has fallen to 50.3%, which is well below the national figure, while the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above the state average.
49.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 50.3%
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 for local workers at 17.3%, followed by construction at 12.8% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 15% and community and personal service workers 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 The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021053/the-entrance/topic/employment