2.7% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Narrabeen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Narrabeen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in North Narrabeen are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 69.2% active in the labour force. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While a high proportion of the population is employed, full-time work is less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A very high 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is just 2.7%, a little below both the state and national rates, though full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 54.2%.
69.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Professional and technical services also make up a large slice of the workforce at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals (25.4%), and 18.7% are managers. Technicians and trades people make up 14.8% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 11.9%.
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 North Narrabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13009/north-narrabeen/topic/employment