3.3% ▼ -62.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bermagui · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bermagui
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bermagui than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%, the overall workforce is small, with only 43.3% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 42.8% of residents working full-time. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
43.3% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services, where 14.4% of workers are employed. Construction and retail trade each account for 12.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%. Professionals follow at 15.1%, with community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10307/bermagui/topic/employment