8.1% ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Swan Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Swan Bay than in most similar areas. Only 47.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with a high unemployment rate of 8.1%, well above the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little below the state figure. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 8.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
47.9% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
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 15.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.3% and construction at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 19.5%, followed by managers at 18.0% and clerical and administrative staff at 16.4%.
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 Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13719/swan-bay/topic/employment