5.4% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Coast · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in South Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in South Coast than in most similar areas, with only 47.5% in the labour force. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.4% since 2011, full-time employment has dropped to 52.0%, leaving the area well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also among the lowest for similar areas, falling 3.2 points since 2011.
47.5% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for 15.8% of workers, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades are the most common roles, making up 17.2% and 17.1% of the workforce respectively. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.3%.
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 South Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10076/south-coast/topic/employment