1.5% ▼ -74.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Denhams Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Denhams Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Denhams Beach, where 18.1% of people are employed in this field. The area has a very small workforce compared to the state, though those who are working enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 1.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state average at 44.7%, but the unemployment rate is well below both NSW and Australia.
35.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.7% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, retail trade and accommodation and food services are both common employers at 16.1% each. Construction and education and training follow at 8.5% and 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of employees at 15.6%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.1%. Professionals and clerical staff account for 14.6% and 13.6% of the workforce respectively.
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 Denhams Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11238/denhams-beach/topic/employment