4.5% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Anna Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Anna 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 Anna Bay than in the rest of the country. Only 49.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that is far below the national average. This trend has grown over the last decade, with the number of people working or seeking work falling by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 51.2%, and this has fallen 5.8 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
49.4% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, while professionals account for 16.1% 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 Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031119/anna-bay/topic/employment