0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fishermans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment defines the job market in Fishermans Bay, where a significant portion of the population is not in the workforce. While there is no unemployment, only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of residents have full-time jobs, a figure far below the Australian average of 58.9%. This is consistent with the lower overall number of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
53.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are professional and technical services at 25.7% and health care and social assistance at 22.9%, followed by retail trade at 20%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 40%, while managers and sales workers each account for 11.4% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Fishermans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11525/fishermans-bay/topic/employment