4.7% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Anna Bay · Suburb / Locality
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 Anna Bay compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a smaller proportion of the local population is engaged in paid employment than in other similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 50.2%. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, this is about the same as the figures for both the state and the nation.
4.7% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.8% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Retail trade also makes up a significant share at 10.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest occupational group at 20.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.9% and professionals at 13.8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10061/anna-bay/topic/employment