6.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elvina Bay · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.8% marks the local job market in Elvina Bay. While the percentage of adults working or looking for work is about the same as New South Wales, full-time employment is slightly lower than the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.8% is much higher than most similar areas and sits above the national figure of 5.1%. This comes alongside a full-time employment rate of 56.4%, which is a little below the Australian average.
6.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
58.7% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles lead the way here at 20.5%, followed by manufacturing at 15.4%. Other common sectors include education, training, health care and social assistance, which each make up 10.3% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.5%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 20.5%. Labourers represent 12.8% of the workforce, with managers and community service workers each at 10.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Elvina Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11413/elvina-bay/topic/employment