3.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avalon Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avalon Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles lead the way in Avalon Beach, where nearly 1 in 7 people work in these fields. The area has a workforce that is about as active as the national average, though far fewer people work full-time compared to most other Australian suburbs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 50.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little lower than the state and national rates.
61.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14%, followed by construction at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 28.9%, followed by managers at 22.2%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 12.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.2%.
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 Avalon Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10112/avalon-beach/topic/employment