5.4% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Umina Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Umina Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.3% of adults in Umina Beach are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a markedly low rate of activity for the local workforce. Many more people here are out of the workforce than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales average at 52.5%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
53.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
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, employing 16.5% of the workforce. Construction follows at 11.6%, with retail trade making up 9.5% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 19.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.7%.
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 Umina Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14025/umina-beach/topic/employment