4.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manly - Lota · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Manly - Lota
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 60% of workers in Manly - Lota have full-time jobs, which is slightly higher than the figures for Queensland and Australia. While the share of full-time roles has fallen since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has remained steady.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
63.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.7%, followed by construction at 10.0% and professional and technical services at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, while 19.1% work as managers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.5% and technicians and trades at 11.8%.
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 Manly - Lota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031015/manly-lota/topic/employment