2.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bilgola Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bilgola Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Bilgola Beach are professionals, making this the most common occupation in the area. However, the local workforce is quite small, with only half of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 48.1%, though the unemployment rate of 2.8% is a little below the national figure.
50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are professional and technical services at 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 14.2%. Finance, insurance, health care, and social assistance each make up 11.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical, held by 34.9% of workers, while 26.4% work as managers. Technicians and tradespeople make up 10.4%, with sales and community service workers accounting for 7.5% and 6.6% respectively.
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 Bilgola Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10349/bilgola-beach/topic/employment