5.1% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunshine Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunshine Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 44.2% of adults are working or looking for work in Sunshine Bay, a figure far below the national average. This low level of workforce activity is a standout feature of the local economy. While many residents are not in the labour force, the unemployment rate sits at 5.1%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas, with only 48.6% of people in this category. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
44.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20%, followed by construction and retail trade, which both sit at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 16.9%, while community and personal service workers make up 15.5% of the workforce.
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 Sunshine Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13710/sunshine-bay/topic/employment