4.5% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Long Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Long Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Long Beach than in most similar areas. Only half of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community where a larger share of people are retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.4% of people have full-time jobs, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. While 50% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 4.5% is about the same as the state and national averages.
50.0% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
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 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 14.1% and construction at 13.6%. Public administration and safety accounts for 10.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. This is followed by professionals at 15.6% and community and personal service workers at 14.9%.
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 Long Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12385/long-beach/topic/employment