2.9% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oyster Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oyster Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Oyster Bay, where 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The local workforce is stable and active, with an unemployment rate of 2.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
66.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with professional and technical services leading at 12.2%. Construction (11.9%), education and training (11.4%), and health care (10.9%) are also common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%, followed by managers at 21.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.2% of occupations.
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 Oyster Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13123/oyster-bay/topic/employment