3.3% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Avoca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A larger proportion of adults in North Avoca are now working or looking for work compared to previous years. This is a highly active workforce where 67.5% of adults are engaged in the labour market, although full-time employment remains well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 53.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
67.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in North Avoca, making up 20% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 12%, and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 34.8%, followed by managers at 17.6%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 10.9% 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 North Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12990/north-avoca/topic/employment