3.7% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Copacabana · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Copacabana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Copacabana have shifted since 2011, with a higher proportion of adults now working or looking for work. The area has a strong presence of professionals and health workers, though full-time employment is significantly lower than across the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is just 50.8%, falling well below the New South Wales rate of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
65.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 16.2%. Construction and education and training both account for 12.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.5%. Managers account for 15.9%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 14.0% of the local workforce.
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 Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11056/copacabana/topic/employment