2.9% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Abbotsbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Abbotsbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A moderate share of the workforce defines Abbotsbury, where around 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure, though full-time employment is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.2% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment at 54.5% is well below the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average at 2.9%.
59.2% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.6%, followed by education and training at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.7%, with clerical and administrative jobs making up 18.6% of the 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 Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10002/abbotsbury/topic/employment