3.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collaroy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Collaroy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 28.4% of the workforce in Collaroy, the largest occupational group in the area. This reflects a highly skilled local workforce, with more adults working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. The local job market is strong, with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%.
64.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 13.2%, followed by construction at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from the high number of professionals, managers account for 20.1% of jobs. Technicians and trades people make up 12.9%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.7%.
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 Collaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10970/collaroy/topic/employment