3.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avalon - Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Avalon - Palm Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of people work full-time in Avalon - Palm Beach compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate is very low at 3.6%, fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas. This shift has grown over time, with full-time employment falling 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 58.8%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, full-time roles are notably scarce, at 50.4%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
58.8% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 14.7%. Health care and social assistance along with construction both follow at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%, followed by managers at 22.9%. Technicians and trades people account for 11.8% 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 Avalon - Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021420/avalon-palm-beach/topic/employment