4.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Salamander Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Salamander Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Salamander Bay than in similar areas. Only 42.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far below the national rate of 61.1%. This reflects a local workforce that is much smaller than the state and national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure, with only 48.8% of the workforce in these roles. The unemployment rate sits at 4.7%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
42.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 here at 14.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.8%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.8%. Professionals follow closely at 15.5%, while 14.7% of workers are in community and personal service roles.
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 Salamander Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13478/salamander-bay/topic/employment