10.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Iluka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Iluka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive gap in employment separates Iluka from the rest of the state, with only 31.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a workforce that is much smaller than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 10.0%, well above the 5.1% national average.
31.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.2% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance both at 12.4%, followed by retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%, with labourers following closely at 16.0%.
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 Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11983/iluka/topic/employment