3.9% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Austinmer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Austinmer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Austinmer. While 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than the national figure, far fewer people hold full-time roles compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average. However, the 3.9% unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, and full-time employment at 52.2% is well below both the state and Australia.
63.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed closely by education and training at 16.3%. Other significant industries include professional and technical services at 11.8% and public administration and safety at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Austinmer at 41.5%, with managers accounting for another 16.2%. Technicians and tradespeople represent 10.7% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 10.5%.
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 Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/employment