Northern Beaches · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Northern Beaches

Name: Jobs & Industry in Northern Beaches — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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 Northern Beaches, where 14.1% of the workforce is employed in this field. While full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Northern Beaches, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is high at 63%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 57.3%, while unemployment sits at 5.5%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Aside from health care, construction is a major employer at 13.4%. Other common industries include education and training at 7.8%, retail trade at 6.8%, and public administration and safety at 6.6%.

Industries people work in

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Northern Beaches splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (15%) and Construction (14%), with Education & training at 8%.

Health care & social assistance 14.1% Construction 13.4% Education & training 7.8% Retail trade 6.8% Public administration & safety 6.6% Manufacturing 6.1% Transport & warehousing 6.1% Mining 5.2% Accommodation & food 4.5% Other services 4.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.6%, professionals at 12.7%, labourers at 12%, and machinery operators and drivers at 11.9%.

Occupations people work in

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Northern Beaches splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Clerical & administrative (14%), with Professionals at 13%.

Technicians & trades 17.8% Clerical & administrative 13.6% Professionals 12.7% Labourers 12.0% Machinery operators & drivers 11.9% Managers 11.4% Community & personal service 11.1% Sales workers 6.6%

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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021486/northern-beaches/topic/employment

Northern Beaches	5.5%
4818, QLD	4.0%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Northern Beaches sits — Unemployment rate