7.4% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Beauty Point - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield, where 14.2% of people are employed in the sector. The area struggles with low employment, as the typical resident is far less likely to be working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is alongside a much higher unemployment rate of 7.4% and a full-time employment rate that has fallen to 49.1% since 2011.
44.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (14.2%) and manufacturing (11.2%) being the most common. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.5% and construction at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.1%. Managers and professionals both account for 11.8% of the local workforce.
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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021053/beauty-point-beaconsfield/topic/employment