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Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Nelson Bay Peninsula

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people have been working or looking for work in Nelson Bay Peninsula since 2011, with full-time employment falling by 6.2 percentage points. This shift has left the area with a much smaller working population than the state and national figures. Today, only 46.1% of adults are in the labour force.

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📍 Nelson Bay Peninsula, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Nelson Bay Peninsula sits — Unemployment rate

4.7% ▼ -21.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Nelson Bay Peninsula — higher than 54% of areas.

Nelson Bay Peninsula4.7%
2315, NSW 4.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is far less common here than in most areas, at 46.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure at 48.6%, though the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the rest of Australia.

Unemployment rate

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4.7% ▼ -21.8%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.1% ▼ -2.1%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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48.6% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Local jobs are split across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.8%. Accommodation and food services follow closely at 13.4%, while retail trade employs 10.5% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%. This is followed by technicians and tradespeople at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 14.5%.

Occupations people work in

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Nelson Bay Peninsula splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Community & personal service at 15%.

Professionals 17.4% Technicians & trades 15.8% Community & personal service 14.5% Managers 13.3% Clerical & administrative 12.1% Labourers 10.3% Sales workers 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 4.6%

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 Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/employment