4.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maroubra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maroubra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Maroubra compared to the state average. About 61.2% of adults are in the labour force, with health care and professional services acting as the main employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in New South Wales, at 61.2%. While 59.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is higher than most other similar areas.
61.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 13.1%. Other major industries for residents include professional and technical services at 12.4% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation, held by 33.9% of workers. Managers make up 17.6%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Maroubra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12511/maroubra/topic/employment