3.0% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Safety Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Safety Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Safety Beach than in most similar areas. Only 52.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the 3.0% unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment for 53.3% of residents is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This is lower than most similar areas, consistent with the overall lower rate of people working or looking for work.
52.5% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9%. Retail trade accounts for 11.2% of jobs, while education and training employ 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Managers account for 16.7%, while technicians and tradespeople represent 14.8% of the local 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 Safety Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22222/safety-beach/topic/employment