4.9% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Macquarie · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Port Macquarie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Port Macquarie than in 2011, with the active workforce dropping 14 percentage points. This shift is reflected in a smaller share of full-time roles, which fell to 53.4% over the last decade. Despite these changes, the unemployment rate of 4.9% remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 53.4%.
49.8% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
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 20.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 15.4% 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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10068/port-macquarie/topic/employment