7.9% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Christies Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Christies Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.9% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas for Christies Beach. This is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country. It is a community where full-time employment is notably less common than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 53.5%, falling well below both the state and national levels.
57.8% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 18.9%. Other common industries include construction at 12.3% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 17% of the workforce. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.9% and community and personal service workers at 16.7%.
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 Christies Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40257/christies-beach/topic/employment