3.2% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Terrigal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Terrigal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.6% of people in Terrigal work full-time, which is well below the national figure. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the typical New South Wales area, the share of full-time roles remains notably low. This suggests a local workforce that relies more heavily on part-time or casual arrangements.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the state average. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
60.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 18%, followed by construction at 10.8% and education and training at 10.2%. Retail trade and professional services also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%, with managers following at 16.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.1%, and technicians and trades at 11.8%.
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 Terrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13820/terrigal/topic/employment