3.4% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manly · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Manly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Manly, where 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a workforce that is highly active and stable with very few people out of work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most people here are in full-time roles, at 63.6%, which is much higher than most other areas. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is only 3.4%, a little below the state and national figures.
67.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry here at 20.7%. Other major employers include finance and insurance at 11.5% and health care and social assistance at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 39.4% of workers and managers accounting for 25.5%.
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 Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12201/manly/topic/employment