6.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blueys Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blueys Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of working residents in Blueys Beach are managers, making it the most common occupation. However, the area has a much lower rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places, with only 45.2% of adults in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people are employed full-time here than in the rest of the state, at 41.8%. This is consistent with a much lower workforce rate than the national figure, while the unemployment rate of 6.0% is a little above the New South Wales average.
45.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 16.3%, followed by construction at 13.3% and retail trade at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 27.6% of the workforce, while professionals account for 16.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%, and technicians, trades, and sales workers at 12.2% each.
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 Blueys Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10419/blueys-beach/topic/employment