6.5% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nambucca Heads Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Nambucca Heads Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Nambucca Heads Surrounds than in 2011, and the area now sees a smaller share of adults in the workforce. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.5% since 2011, it remains a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.1%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
50.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.1% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
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 17.2%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.1%, and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 16.6% and 16.3% respectively. Community and personal service roles account for 14.8% 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 Nambucca Heads Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021159/nambucca-heads-surrounds/topic/employment