5.2% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Macquarie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Port Macquarie - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Port Macquarie - West, where 23.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. However, the area has a much smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.3%, though the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.2% since 2011.
49.9% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 12.7%, accommodation and food services at 10.3%, and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.5%, followed by community and personal service workers who make up 17.4% of the 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 Port Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041164/port-macquarie-west/topic/employment