5.0% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fennell Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fennell Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Fennell Bay are working or looking for work, at 53.4%. This is well below both the New South Wales and national figures. The local workforce is notably smaller than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of people employed full-time is 54.0%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This contributes to a lower overall workforce rate, while the 5.0% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas.
53.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.4%. Retail trade and education also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 17.6% of the workforce. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.7%, and community and personal service workers at 15.4%.
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 Fennell Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11503/fennell-bay/topic/employment