4.0% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Margate - Snug · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Margate - Snug
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well above the national figure, 65.8% of adults in Margate - Snug are working or looking for work. While more people are active in the job market than in most similar areas, the share of full-time roles has fallen to 53.9%. This is notably lower than the 58.9% seen across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This stability follows a decade where the number of people working or looking for work barely changed from 65.7% in 2011.
65.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by construction at 12.3% and education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in four workers are professionals, making up 24.5% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades workers follow at 16.2%, with managers accounting for 13.4%.
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 Margate - Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041024/margate-snug/topic/employment