4.4% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Evans Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Evans Head
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 Evans Head, making up 15.4% of the local workforce. The area has a much lower proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, with only 48.7% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, and full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.9%. However, the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011 to 4.4%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
48.7% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health and social assistance, many residents work in education and training (11.9%) and construction (11.5%). Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 9.6% and retail trade at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are professionals at 16.6%, followed by labourers at 15.1% and community and personal service workers at 14.5%. Technicians and trades make up 14.1% of the workforce, while managers account for 13.3%.
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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011241/evans-head/topic/employment