6.5% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blue Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blue Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Blue Bay, where 21.7% of employees work in this field. The area has a smaller workforce than usual, with a typical resident less likely to be working or looking for a job compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is a little above the national rate at 6.5%, and full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 49.5%.
52.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is a major employer for 13.5% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 9.7%, while retail trade and hospitality account for 9% and 7.7% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.7%, managers at 14.4%, and clerical or administrative staff at 12%.
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 Blue Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10413/blue-bay/topic/employment