5.1% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Venus Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 41.4% of adults in Venus Bay are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low level of employment is reflected in the fact that full-time work is also far less common here than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.8% of people have full-time jobs, which is among the lowest rate for similar areas. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national figure, it remains higher than in most other areas.
41.4% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 16.4%, followed by construction at 10.7% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation at 26.8%. Technicians and trades people make up 19.2% of the workforce, while managers and community service workers each account for 14.5%.
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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22626/venus-bay/topic/employment