3.8% ▲ +52.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Church Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Church Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Church Point have shifted over the last decade, and now far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to other areas. Just 52.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure. This creates a community where a smaller proportion of the population is actively employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 54.8%, though the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national average.
52.5% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in professional and technical services at 16.7%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.0% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%, followed by managers at 27.7%. Combined, these high-level roles represent over half of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 12.2%.
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 Church Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10914/church-point/topic/employment