7.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Christies Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Christies Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer full-time roles mark the shift in Christies Beach since 2011, as the share of full-time workers fell by 4.4 percentage points. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 7.3% compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above the 5.1% national figure. This comes despite a rise in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011, while full-time employment is now much lower than in most similar areas.
57.7% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 54.5%
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 residents at 17.9%, followed by construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 16.9% of the workforce, closely followed by professionals at 16.8% and community and personal service workers at 16.3%.
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 Christies Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041074/christies-beach/topic/employment