5.2% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelson Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nelson Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 15% of the workforce in Nelson Bay is employed in accommodation and food services, the area's largest industry. This reliance on hospitality aligns with a local job market where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 49.5%, and the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most similar areas.
49.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services at 14.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.9% of the local workforce.
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 Nelson Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12932/nelson-bay/topic/employment