5.0% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bar Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bar Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Bar Beach are working or looking for work, with 66.6% active in the labour force. This is well above both the state and national figures, though the unemployment rate sits at 5.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is higher than most areas at 66.6%. Full-time employment for 57.2% of the population is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
66.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 24.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.0% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 40.7%, while managers account for 15.2% of roles. Community and personal service workers represent 11.7% 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 Bar Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10188/bar-beach/topic/employment