3.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beacon Hill - Narraweena · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Beacon Hill - Narraweena, where 12.6% of the workforce is employed. The area has a very strong employment record, with an unemployment rate of just 3.2%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average. However, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011, now sitting a little below the national figure at 56.1%.
3.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 11% in professional and technical roles and 10.9% in retail trade. Construction and education also make up significant shares, at 9.8% and 8.4% respectively.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.7%, followed by managers at 18.2%. Other common jobs include clerical and administrative work at 13.7% and technicians and trades at 12.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Beacon Hill - Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031424/beacon-hill-narraweena/topic/employment