5.8% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Old Bar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Old Bar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Old Bar are working or looking for work, at just 47.6%. This is a strikingly low figure compared to the rest of the country. The local workforce is smaller than in most similar areas and faces a higher unemployment rate of 5.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.9%, while the unemployment rate is much higher than in most areas.
47.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 22.9% of workers. Other common industries include education and training at 12.9% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 16.7% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 Old Bar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13084/old-bar/topic/employment