4.0% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Malua Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Malua Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people working in Malua Bay, where 14.2% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is an area with a small workforce, as fewer than half of the adults here are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, while the 4.0% unemployment rate is about the same as across New South Wales.
48.3% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the local industries at 14.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.8%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services also make up significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation type at 20.1%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 16.2%, with community and personal service workers making up 14.2% of the local 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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12471/malua-bay/topic/employment