5.1% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Stephens · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Port Stephens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Port Stephens are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011, the area has a much lower proportion of full-time workers compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales average. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 53.5%, having fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
50.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 14.5%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%, while professionals account for 14.9% 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 Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10069/port-stephens/topic/employment