2.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are out of work in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek than in most similar areas. A high 68.9% of adults are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 2.8% that is a little below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While many adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the state figure at 54.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
2.8% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.9% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by construction at 11.1% and education and training at 10.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.6%, with managers at 14.8% and community and personal service workers at 14.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031489/barwon-heads-armstrong-creek/topic/employment