2.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Collaroy Plateau · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Collaroy Plateau
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Collaroy Plateau are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 69.8% of adults are in the workforce, the share of those employed full-time is 56.1%, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
69.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 13.6%, health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and professional and technical services at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the workforce are professionals and 20% are managers, while technicians, trades, and clerical workers each make up about 13% of occupations.
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 Plateau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10971/collaroy-plateau/topic/employment