4.1% ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fern Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fern Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Fern Bay than in most similar areas. Only 50.3% of adults are in the labour force, though those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, 60.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, about the same as the national figure.
50.3% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.0%. Other main sectors include education and training at 9.9% and construction at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.0%, community and personal service workers at 13.6%, and managers at 13.1%.
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 Fern Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11504/fern-bay/topic/employment