4.2% ▼ -38.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bateau Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bateau Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Bateau Bay compared to most other areas, with only 54.1% working or looking for work. This means a larger proportion of the local own population is out of the job market than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 50.8%. While the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, it is higher than most similar areas.
54.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 50.8%
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 here at 16.5%, followed by construction at 13.5% and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents is a professional. Other common roles include technicians and tradespeople at 16.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Bateau Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10227/bateau-bay/topic/employment