5.1% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Stephens · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Port Stephens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Port Stephens than in the rest of the country. Only 50.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is 10 points lower than the national figure. This trend has continued over the last decade, with the proportion of people working or seeking jobs falling since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 53.5%, a figure that has dropped nearly 6 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
50.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.5%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%, with professionals (14.9%) and community and personal service workers (14.1%) also featuring strongly.
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 Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10603/port-stephens/topic/employment