3.6% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warners Bay - Boolaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Warners Bay - Boolaroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low unemployment of 3.6% defines the local workforce in Warners Bay - Boolaroo, where more people are finding work than in many similar areas. While the number of people working or looking for work has stayed steady at 59.9% since 2011, full-time employment has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much lower than most areas and sits at 3.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. However, full-time employment has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011 to 56.9%.
59.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 19.7%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.9%, construction at 9.8%, and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of the workforce are professionals (24.9%). Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%, and technicians and trades at 13.2%.
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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011214/warners-bay-boolaroo/topic/employment