3.0% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ourimbah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ourimbah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Ourimbah than in most similar areas, with 66.2% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time work is less common here, and the area has a strong presence of health and education professionals.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.0%, full-time employment is well below the state average, sitting at 51.6%.
66.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.9%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.2%, followed by education and training and construction, which both sit at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.2% and managers at 14.1%.
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 Ourimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13114/ourimbah/topic/employment