5.5% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fingal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fingal Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 36.2% of adults in Fingal Bay are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce, and the number of full-time workers is also among the lowest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few people here work full-time, at just 41.1%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, slightly higher than both the state and national figures.
36.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the biggest industry for local workers at 16.8%, followed by construction at 12.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.6%. Professionals follow closely at 15.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 15.2% of jobs.
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 Fingal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11521/fingal-bay/topic/employment