0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Patchs Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Patchs Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks Patchs Beach as an area where virtually every working adult has a job. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.9%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.5% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 23.8%, followed by wholesale trade at 19.0%. Construction and education and training both account for 14.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are in clerical and administrative roles at 47.6%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 28.6% of the workforce, while managers account for 19.0%.
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 Patchs Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13169/patchs-beach/topic/employment