3.4% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bilgola Plateau · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bilgola Plateau compared to most areas, reaching 64.5%. While the local unemployment rate is 3.4%, well below the national figure, fewer people here work full-time than in the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 52.6%.
3.4% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.5% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 14.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.8%, followed by managers at 22.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.2% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Bilgola Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10350/bilgola-plateau/topic/employment