9.8% ▲ +199.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bar Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bar Point
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 Bar Point compared to most similar areas. While a high 64.9% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 9.8%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This low participation rate sits alongside an unemployment rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
36.6% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance at 18.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 16.2%. Manufacturing also plays a significant role, employing 13.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.0%, followed by managers at 21.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.5% of the local occupations.
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10189/bar-point/topic/employment